{
  "id": 3986562,
  "title": "Jharkhand: Lightning Kills 2 Cattle Grazers In Latehar As IMD Issues Weather Alert",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/jharkhand-lightning-kills-2-cattle-grazers-in-latehar-as-imd-issues",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T15:18:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/bihar/jharkhand-lightning-kills-2-cattle-grazers-in-latehar-as-imd-issues-weather-alert"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Latehar, August 28 - A tragic incident occurred in Jharkhand's Latehar district on Friday when two cattle grazers were killed by lightning. The victims, Dinesh Bhuiyan, aged 26, and Mukesh Bhuiyan, 40, were struck while under a tree during heavy rain near Lalmatia Dam. They were later pronounced dead at Sadar Hospital and their bodies were sent for post-mortem examination. The two had gone to graze cattle as reported by Sadar officer-in-charge Ashok Kumar. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had issued a weather alert on Friday, predicting heavy rainfall, thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds across several parts of the state over the next four days.",
  "summary": "Latehar, Aug 28: Two persons died after being struck by lightning in Jharkhand’s Latehar district on Friday, police said. The incident took place near Lalmatia Dam within Sadar police station limits when the two were standing under a tree during the rain. Lightning strike claims lives The deceased have been identified as Dinesh Bhuiyan (26) and Mukesh Bhuiyan (40), they said. \"The victims were…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}