At least nine people were killed by lightning during heavy rains on Friday in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, local media reported on Saturday.Nine others have been seriously injured in the lightning strikes in the state\'s Chandauli, Ghazipur, Sambhal and Meerut and Ghazipur districts, according to Indo-Asian News Service.Uttar Pradesh has witnessed a sudden change of weather in the last two days with a brief spell of rain and dust storms.The state government has decided to give aid to the families hit by natural disaster, said the report.