Superintendent of Police, Shimla Om Pati Jamwal said that lightning struck on the flock of sheep and goat, while it was taken to graze in forest on Wednesday evening.
The livestock belonged to Lakashman Singh of Saraji village, Jagjiwan Chauhan of same village and Sunni Chhajta of Salana village.
The eyewitnesses said the cattle had assembled under a huge tree, when it rained heavily. A lightning struck over them, killing them instantly.
The Shepherds, who were looking after the livestock, had a narrow escape.
A team of Veterinarian officials rushed to the spot, led by Senior Vet Dr Mohinder Thakur. After the postmortem the officials ordered to bury the animals.
Dr Thakur confirmed that the cattle died to lightning. The incident rendered loss to the tune of lakhs of rupees to three people in the mishap.
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