Kumar Rajiv Nayan
Ara : A retired army personnel died due to lightning on the outskirts of village Kanaili under Shahpur police station(PS) in Bhojpur District in South Bihar on July 22, 2021, when he was working in his field.
The deceased was identified as Dhirendra Pandey, 53, son of Indradev Pandey of Kanaili village. SHO, Shahpur PS, Nityanand Sharma, said that Indradev Pandey was working in his field in the afternoon when lightning struck him killing him on the spot while his assistant Virendra Pandey was injured. Farms labourers working in nearby field raised alarm and rushed them to Ara Sadar Hospital where doctor declared Indradeo Pandey brought dead.