(rptg, correcting figure in para two)

Saturday, March 17, 2007, 22:28 [IST]

Jaipur, Feb 25 (UNI) Four people were killed in lightning in different parts of Rajasthan last night.

According to police, the unexpected hailstorm and thunder showers with lightning claimed four lives in the state. Most of the deaths were reported in the Kota division.

Lightning killed a woman, named Prem Devi, in a village near Diggi in Jaipur district. Meanwhile, Bhawarlal Berwa of Belkasa village under Keshwarayapattan succumbed to his injuries, while two others suffered burns in the village.

The police said Ganpat Singh of Maradi village under Basoli police station and another person in Lattura village at under Bapawar police station in Kota district were the other victims of lightening.

UNI

Topics: ACCIDENT-RAJ-LIGHTNING (RPTG WITH CORRECTIONS)

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