"ganjam"

As per reports, three persons, including an elderly woman and her granddaughter, died while five others sustained severe injuries after lightning struck a hut where they were taking shelter during the nor'wester at Paridiguda village of Koraput district on Friday afternoon.

The authorities issued a challan against the truck driver for not wearing a helmet, although a helmet is not needed for driving a truck.

As per police, the three were making crude bombs in the house to kill wild boars.