Archive · 23 Sep 2026
Two Farmers Die in Separate Karimnagar Lightning Strikes
Two farmers died after lightning struck during rain on Tuesday.
One farmer, Gopu Surender Reddy, was found dead in his field after he failed to return home.
The other farmer, Janga Sudhakar Reddy, stood under a mango tree for shelter.
Lightning struck the tree and killed him.
The two incidents happened in different places in the erstwhile Karimnagar district.
Police visited both locations and started investigations.
Lightning also killed 25 sheep in another incident.
The sheep owners asked the government for help.
Gopu Surender Reddy, 58, died after lightning struck him in a field at Vedurugatta.
Janga Sudhakar Reddy, 65, was killed when lightning struck a mango tree at Kolanur.
Both deaths occurred in separate incidents on Tuesday in the erstwhile Karimnagar district.
Police visited both locations, registered cases, and began investigations.
Lightning also killed 25 sheep at Mulasala, prompting their owners to seek government assistance.
- Who
- Farmers Gopu Surender Reddy and Janga Sudhakar Reddy died; 25 sheep also died.
- What
- Two farmers were killed in separate lightning incidents, and lightning killed 25 sheep.
- When
- Tuesday.
- Where
- The incidents occurred at Vedurugatta in Choppadandi mandal, Kolanur in Odela mandal of Peddapalli district, and Mulasala in Peddapalli mandal.
- Why
- The victims and sheep were struck by lightning during rain; Sudhakar Reddy had taken shelter under a mango tree.
- Farmer fatalities
- Two
- First victim
- Gopu Surender Reddy, 58
- Second victim
- Janga Sudhakar Reddy, 65
- Sheep fatalities
- 25
- First location
- Vedurugatta, Choppadandi mandal
- Second location
- Kolanur, Odela mandal, Peddapalli district
- Police action
- Cases were registered and investigations began