GUWAHATI, Aug 13 (IANS) - At least five people, including three of a family, were killed Friday when lightning struck them in a field in Assam, police said.
A police spokesperson said the incident occurred at Dudhnoi village in Goalpara district, about 120 km west of here.
"All the victims were working in a paddy field when lightning struck the area Friday afternoon," a police official said.
Three of the victims were from the same family - a father and two minor sons. "The bodies were charred," the official said.
Thundershowers lashed the area soon after the lightning strike.
