Footballer killed in between a match by lightning

In a tragic incident, a football player was killed by lightning in between a match at a village playground in Jharkhand’s Gumla district on Thursday. However, the Police was informed about it on Friday morning.  

Four other players sustained injuries as a result and were rushed to the Gumla Sadar hospital for treatment before being released on Friday.    

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The deceased, identified as Paras Panna, was a resident of Tetar Toli village.

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