AMBALA: Lightning strike claimed the life of a 53-year-old man identified as Rahat Singh and his cattle at village Badhouli in Naraingarh block of the district. The incident happened in the outskirts of the village when Rahat along with his bullock cart was coming back from the agricultural fields after bringing fodder for the livestock.As per the information, Rahat and his cattle died on the spot at around 1.45 pm in the afternoon on Thursday.Some of the villagers who witnessed the incident said that there was a blast which they have never heard before.After receiving the information, the district police reached the spot and found Rahat and his cattle dead at the spot.Rahat was unmarried and he lived with his elder brother and family in the village Badhouli.Krishan Kumar, Panch of the village informed that Rahat used to take care of his livestock as the family owns nearly 10 cattle. As per his daily routine, he was coming from the fields with green fodder when he got struck by the lightning in the afternoon. Dr Mayank from the health department said, "In case of a lightning strike the rhythm of the heart is disrupted and it stops working leading to the death. In some cases, the victims survive with injuries as well."Naraingarh SHO, sub-inspector Chander Bhan said, "We rushed our team to the spot and it is a case of lightning hit which struck Rahat and his cattle in the afternoon. Both Rahat and his cattle died on the spot. We have taken his body to the hospital for medical examination.”

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