Agartala, June 8:
In a tragic incident, a farmer lost his life, and five others were injured in lightning strikes on Thursday in various areas in Sepahijala district of Tripura.
The deceased has been identified as sixty-year-old Badal Dey who lost his life while working in his paddy field in the Golaghati area under the jurisdiction of Takarjala police station.
Meantime, five individuals, identified as Pabitra Das from Purba Lakshmibil, Kulsum Bibi from Arvindanagar, Chandan Deb Nath from Champamurra, Jebin Chowdhury from Nowapara, Sumitra Sarkar from Uttar Brajapur and Basanti Saha from Jangalia, sustained severe injuries in the lightning strike.
Notably, Basanti Saha is pregnant and her condition is critical.
Four of the injured other than Chandan have been urgently referred from Bishalgarh subdivision hospital to AGMC and GBP hospital in capital Agartala for further treatment.
Upon receiving the news, the Sub-Divisional Officer of Bishalgarh, Binoy Bhushan Das rushed to the hospital.
The SDM provided the deceased’s family with financial assistance of 10,000 rupees.
The local administration is closely supporting the injured victims during their recovery.
