Officers mentioned, CRPF officer M Prabo Singh was killed within the lightning strike.
Ranchi:
A CRPF officer was killed whereas one other was critically injured after they have been struck by lightning throughout an operation in Jharkhand on Thursday, officers mentioned.
The incident passed off in Keriburu village of West Singhbhum district at round 10.30 pm, they mentioned.
Officers mentioned, M Prabo Singh, a second-in-command rank officer belonging to the twenty sixth battalion, was killed within the lightning strike, whereas Assistant Commandant S Okay Mandal was injured and admitted to a hospital.
The officers of the Central Reserve Police Power (CRPF) have been out within the jungle space for an operation, they mentioned.
(Apart from the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV workers and is revealed from a syndicated feed.)