Lightning kills 3
Three people, including a man and his minor son, were killed in separate incidents of lightning strikes in Sonatala upazila yesterday.
The deceased are Siddik Hossain, 32, of Madhupur village, and his 10-year-old son Siyam Hossain, and Sumon Chanda Roy, 16, son of Suvash Chandra Roy of Katlahar village.
Police said a thunderbolt hit Sumon and Santosh while they were fishing in adjacent Burardah Beel around 8:30am, leaving Suman dead instantly on the spot.
Meanwhile, Siddik and his son Siyam were killed when a streak of thunderbolt struck them while they too were fishing in a waterbody near their house amid rain around 12:00noon, Inspector (investigation) of Sonatala Police Station Zahid Hossain said.
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