Mounesh Vishwakarma
Daijiworld Media Network - Bantwal (SP)
Bantwal, Jul 8: In an incident reported from Kalmale in Veerakmba village in the taluk on Wednesday July 7 evening, a house was damaged and a girl student involved with online class suffered shocks.
The loss due to the incident has been estimated at one lac rupees.
Due to the lightning that struck the house of Raghuram Shetty from Kalmale, the entire house developed crack, and electric meter and wires got damaged. Raghuram's daughter, Prajitha, a college student, was attending online class with mobile earphones inside a room of the house when lightning struck. Prajitha felt strong electric shocks due to lightning, the family members stated.
Prajitha's sister, Rakshita, who was in the bathroom at the time, fell to the ground due to lightning. However, there was no threat to life. Shetty's wife and son-in-law who were at home escaped unhurt.
Veerakamaba gram panchayat president Dinesh, vice president Sheela Nirmala Veigas, members Abdul Rahman, Jayaprasad and Sandeep, as well as village accountant Karibasappa, visited the spot and inspected the damage.