Jaunpur, June 23 (HS). A young man died after being struck by lightning in Devchandpur village of Line Bazar police station area. Police reached the spot, took the body in their custody and started the process of postmortem.
Sachin Sonkar, 25 years, son of Chhamman Sonkar, resident of Devchandpur Chowkiyan of Line Bazar police station area, was standing in front of his house during the rain on Sunday evening. At the same time, there was a sudden lightning with a loud sound in which the young man got seriously injured. The family took him to the hospital in an injured state where the doctors declared him dead. The death of the young man caused an uproar among the family members.