Eleven persons atop a watch tower near Amber Fort were among the killed. Eleven persons perched on a watch tower near the Amber Fort in Jaipur amid the rains were among the 20 killed in incidents related to lightning strikes reported from various places across Rajasthan on Sunday. Twenty-one persons, including six children, were also injured in the incidents which took place in Kota, Jhalawar, Baran and Dholpur districts, besides Jaipur. Many of them were injured as they jumped off the watch tower in panic. Three children were killed after the lightning struck them in Dholpur district's Kudinna village.

Source: The Hindu July 12, 2021 02:51 UTC