Lightning on Thursday afternoon claimed the life of a 50-year-old man and injured a 24-year-old woman.

Dilbahadur Praja Chepang, an inhabitant of Kalika Municipality-10, Paimrang of Chitwan district, succumbed to death in the lightning, district administration office Chitwan said.

Sarita Chepang, 24, who sustained injuries to her hands and legs in the strike, is undergoing treatment in a hospital in Bharatpur.