JASHPUR: Two members of a family were killed and an elderly woman sustained injuries after being struck by lightning at Rajpur village under Bagicha development block in Chhattisgarh's tribal-dominated Jashpur district, police said on Sunday.
The incident occurred on Saturday when the victims were repairing the thatch of their house, an official said.
"They were taking a rest at a room adjacent to their house after it started raining in the afternoon when the lightning struck them," he said.
Ratiyaram (68) and his daughter-in-law Dinamati were killed, while the latter's mother Manjhani Bai was severely injured, he added.
(With PTI inputs)
