Chitrakoot (UP), Sep 13 (PTI) Three children were killed on Sunday after being struck by lightning in a village in Uttar Pradesh's Chitrakoot district, police said.

The incident took place in Chilimal village when the children had gone to the jungle to graze their goats, they said.

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Superintendent of Police Ankit Mittal said the children, Nanbabu Nishad (12), Gudda Nishad(13) and Radha Devi (8) were struck by lightning around 2 pm.

A man, identified as Dharmendra alias Suraj, got injured while seven goats also died in the incident, the SP said.

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Mittal said the bodies of the deceased have been sent for post-mortem.

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