A man died after being struck by a lightning in Taplejung.

The deceased has been identified as Mukesh Bhattarai (23) of Ambegudin Lhasa Tole of Sirijunga Rural Municipality-2.

According to Inspector Kailash Kumar Adhikari, spokesperson at the District Police Office, the incident occurred at around 9 pm yesterday.

Critically injured in the incident, Bhattarai was rushed to a hospital but doctors pronounced him dead on arrival.