A tribal woman was killed after lightning struck a village in <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/maharashtra-man-gets-3-years-ri-for-abusing-manhandling-policemen-in-thane-23244225" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Maharashtra</a>'s Thane district, the police said on Sunday, according to the PTI.
The 55-year-old victim identified as Anibai Mundola, from Zapwadi in Khinavali area of Shahapur taluka, had taken her buffalo for grazing to a farm on Saturday evening when lightning struck them amid <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/search/rains-all" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">heavy rains</a>, as per the PTI.
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The woman died on the spot and the cattle also perished, an official from Khinavali police station said.
The woman's charred body was sent to a government hospital for postmortem and the police registered a case of accidental death, he said.
(with PTI inputs)&nbsp;
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The 55-year-old victim from Zapwadi in Khinavali area of Shahapur taluka, had taken her buffalo for grazing to a farm on Saturday evening when lightning struck them amid heavy rains.

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