IAF employee struck dead by lightning

Thiruvananthapuram, January 14: A 45-year-old man, working at the Indian Air Force base here, was killed in lightning, police said today.

The victim was identified as Pramod Thapa, a junior Warrant Officer attached to the IAF”s Forward Base Supply Unit here, police said.

Thapa, who hailed from Assam, was taking a stroll at the Shanghumugham beach last evening when lightning struck him.

—PTI