Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], September 17 (ANI): A 56-year-old woman was killed after struck by lightning in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district on Sunday.

The victim, Maya Devi, a resident of Mora Fawara in the district, was grazing her cattles in nearby forest when lightning struck amid heavy rains.

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Senior Superintendent of Police Udhampur Vinod Kumar confirmed the incident and said that when the police got the information a team rushed to the spot. He said that the police registered a case of accidental death. (ANI)

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