At least 26 people were killed due to lightning strikes in different incidents happened in Bihar state, BBC Urdu reported.
The lightning killed five people in Rohtas district, four in Patna while others lost their lives in different districts of the states.
The state government has announced a compensation of Rs400,000 each to the aggrieved families.
Such incidents are common during monsoon rains in India, the media outlet reported.
According to a department responsible to maintain records of accidental deaths, around two thousand people have lost their lives every year in such incidents since 2005.