According to district administration, the cows were resting at the shelter house when lightning struck in the wee hours of Thursday. When the villagers reported the incident, senior officers including block development officer (BDO), ADO panchayat, village head and district magistrate Bhanu Chandra Goswami reached the spot.
"It was found that 22 cows died on the spot while 13 others were injured. Seven died around noon and the rest died in the evening," said the district chief veterinary officer, CS Sharma. Rest of the cows had been shifted to the nearby shelter house, added Sharma.
Later, the post-mortem examination of the cattle also confirmed the cause of death as lightning.
Source: TNN
Comment: Two people were also killed by lightning in the same state on the 6th of July while a father and son were fatally struck in Bangladesh on the 10th.