Pabna, Nov 01 (V7N) – Six people killed by lightning in Pabna Sadar upazila were buried in the same cemetery after a joint funeral prayer on Saturday. Their graves were arranged in a row at the Mahadebpur cemetery in Malanchi Union.
The funeral prayer was held at 10am on Saturday at the cemetery grounds, followed by the burial.
The six victims, including children, teenagers and young adults, were killed by lightning on Friday afternoon, October 30, while fishing at Sonapati Beel in Malanchi Union.
The deceased were identified as Shawon, 24, son of Robiul Islam of Gajmatikunda; Robbel Molla, 20, son of Ismail Molla of Nalmura; Mizanur Rahman, 10, son of Shajahan Pramanik; Sajid, 14, son of Nazim Uddin; Abdullah, 18, son of Shahadul; and Emon, 14, son of Ibadul.
According to local residents and police, people from different areas had gone to the wetland to catch fish on Friday. In the afternoon, nine people took shelter in a small elevated hut in the wetland when rain began.
Lightning struck the shelter, killing six people at the scene and seriously injuring three others. The victims remained inside the hut for some time before residents of nearby areas learned of the incident in the evening and recovered the bodies. The injured were rescued and admitted to hospital.
Pabna Sadar Upazila Nirbahi Officer Tamara Tasbiha said the joint funeral prayer had been completed.
She added that under the government's financial assistance policy for lightning casualties, Tk 50,000 had been provided to each deceased victim's family and Tk 25,000 to each injured person's family.
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