Bantwal, 29 Jun 2015: In a tragic incident, an 18-year-old youth lost his life as he was struck by lightning while operating his cell phone which was kept for charging.
The deceased is Pradeep, son of Umesh Madiwal, a resident of Punjalkatte.
On June 28, at around 9pm, Pradeep was operating his phone which he had kept for charging. Suddenly lighting struck and Pradeep got grievously injured. He breathed his last on the way to hospital.
Pradeep was working in a private company at Allipade.