Basti (UP) May 1 (PTI) A farmer couple died on Thursday after being struck by lightning at a village in Uttar Pradesh's Basti district, officials said.

Ramcharan (55) and his wife Chandravati (52) were working in their field when lightning struck them following a sudden thunderstorm, they said.

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Eyewitnesses reported seeing smoke rising from the location where the lightning hit the couple.

On receiving information, a team from the Walterganj police reached the spot and sent the bodies for autopsy, officials said.

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Confirming the incident, Additional District Magistrate Pratipal Singh Chauhan said that financial assistance would be provided to the family of the deceased.

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