Mumbai: 3 CISF jawans injured after lightning strikes them in Thane
The jawans were at the shooting range for practice when the incident took place at around 2.40 pm, the official said.
![Out of the 18 persons killed in incidents of lightning strike in eight districts, five persons were killed in East Champaran, four in Jamui, one in West Champaran, two each in Munger, Bhagalpur and Madhepura and one each in Vaishali and Samastipur districts. (Photo: File) Out of the 18 persons killed in incidents of lightning strike in eight districts, five persons were killed in East Champaran, four in Jamui, one in West Champaran, two each in Munger, Bhagalpur and Madhepura and one each in Vaishali and Samastipur districts. (Photo: File)](https://s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/images.asianage.com/images/aa-Cover-r1mo7gsfc92fe1k5ib2bu8k6e7-20170529084628.Medi.jpeg)
One independent monitor said 349 people were killed by lightning strikes in 2016. (Photo: File/ Representational)
Mumbai: Three jawans of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) were injured, one of them seriously, after lightning struck them at Lokmanyanagar firing range in neighbouring Thane district, police said.
The jawans, who are residents of Kalina in Santacruz, were at the shooting range for practice when the incident took place at around 2.40 pm, the official said.
They have been identified as Mohammad Iqbal (32), Kaal Jyotinath (28) and Mukesh Kumar (28), he said.
The jawans were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment where the condition of Mohammad Iqbal is stated to be serious, the official added.
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