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A couple was injured and five bovine animals were killed after lightning struck a region in Maharashtra's Thane district following heavy rains, an official told PTI on Wednesday. Reportedly, the incident took place at around 7.30 p.
m. on Tuesday at Kadachiwadi in the Shahapur area. ADVERTISEMENT A 60-year-old man and his wife, aged 45, who were in their house, suffered injuries when lightning struck the place, Shahapur taluka's disaster management cell chief, Vasant Chowdhari, told PTI.
They reportedly underwent treatment at a primary health center in Dolkhamb and were later discharged, he said. Four cows and a buffalo were killed in the lightning strike, the official said, reported PTI. Reportedly, revenue officials conducted a 'panchnama' (spot inspection) of the losses for further action on Wednesday, he added.
Earlier, on June 11, a lightning-caused fire burned a house in Khaire village, Shahapur, and killed four buffaloes, according to a civic official on Tuesday. According to disaster control official Vasant Chowdhari, lightning struck the house overnight between Sunday and Monday. The fire swiftly engulfed the entire edifice, turning everything to ashes, reported PTI.
The report added that in addition to the four buffaloes that died, five more livestock were hurt. The revenue department assessed a total loss of Rs 6.68 lakh.
Meanwhile, in recent developments in the Thane district, senior IPS officer Quaiser Khalid was suspended by the state home department on Tuesday i.
