Chennai man tries to take picture of lightning, ends up dead

A 43-year-old man, who probably wanted to take an artsy picture of the lightning, died in Tamil Nadu's Thiruvallur district on Wednesday while trying to take a photo of it on his mobile phone.

Arambakkam police identified the deceased as H M Ramesh of Thuraippaakm.

According to the police, Ramesh tried to take a photo of lightning but it struck him and he collapsed. There were injuried found on his face and chest. Police has sent the body to the Ponneri Government hospital for autopsy

The incident took place when he was visiting a friends shrimp farm in Sunnampukkulam.

In the light of this incident, the Tiruvallur district police has warned people against taking photos of lightning.