VIDEO: 1 killed, 3 injured in lightning strike at Gurgaon condo

A gardener at a gated condominium died and three people sustained injuries when a tree under which they were standing to take shelter from the rain was struck by lightning.

According to officials, the incident took place around 4.30 pm at Signature Villas in Sector 82 on Friday. Three of the men, Ramprasad, Shivdutt, and Lali from UP, were gardeners at the society, and the fourth, Anil Kumar, a resident of Sohna, is their supervisor. While Shivdutt, Lali, and Kumar are undergoing treatment at Manesar’s Medeor Hospital, 38-year-old Ramprasad succumbed to his injuries late Friday night.

Footage from a CCTV camera in the area shows the four men standing under a tree when a bolt of lightning strikes it. Three of them collapse on the ground immediately, while the fourth falls a second later.