Lighting kills shepherd in Nirmal

The shepherd, Pathakunta Mohan, was found dead near a tree under which he was sitting when the region registered light rains

Adilabad: A 21-year-old shepherd was struck dead by lightning when he was grazing goats at Rajura village in Khanapur mandal on Tuesday.

The shepherd, Pathakunta Mohan, was found dead near a tree under which he was sitting when the region registered light rains.

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Meanwhile, several parts of Kumram Bheem Asifabad, Adilabad, Nirmal and Mancherial district saw a brief spell of rains, hailstorms coupled with strong gales. As a result, power supply was affected while connectivity to some remote villages was hit. Maize grains being dried on a road got drenched in Kubheer mandal.