Baripada (Odisha), Sep 10 (PTI) At least two farmers died in a lightning strike on Tuesday while working in a paddy field in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, police said.

The incident took place at Dumapada village in Betnoti area in the afternoon, they said.

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The deceased have been identified as Siba Hansda (33) and Gobinda Mohanta (52).

Inspector-in-Charge of Betnoti police station, Sasmita Mohanta, said an unnatural death case has been registered, and the bodies were sent to PRM Medical College and Hospital, Baripada, for postmortem.

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