The inset image shows a meteorite fell in a village of Deplo at Tharparkar. -- Photo by Prem shivani

MITHI, May 5: People living in a village of Thar district said they had seen a mysterious flying object come crashing down on a school building late on Friday night. Some villagers even said they were sure that the object was a meteor.

The object struck Ladki village of Diplo taluka, 60 kilometres from here. It caused a small crater in the school ground. The object weighed about few hundred grams.—Prem Shivani

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