Silchar: A 38-year-old man was killed and two others injured after lightning struck a betel nut plantation in Assam’s Hailakandi district on Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Taiyabur Rahman Choudhury of Kuchila-Bashdahar village. The injured were identified as Alim Uddin Laskar (25) and Ainul Haque Laskar (32).The three were working at Choudhury’s plantation around 11 am when lightning struck during rain, a source said. They were rushed to Santosh Kumar Roy Civil Hospital, where doctors declared Choudhury dead on arrival.Laskar and Haque are undergoing treatment at the hospital. Their condition was not immediately known.Choudhury is survived by his wife, a daughter and a son.
