Uttar Pradesh: Man travels 100 km on bicycle to get married amid COVID-19 lockdown

With coronavirus lockdown in place in most parts of world, people are confined inside four walls of ir homes. However, even in this time of crisis re are many inspiring and weird stories coming into light. Recently, a man from Uttar Pradesh travelled 100 kilometres on his bicycle to get married. According to reports, Kalku Prajapati, a resident of Pauthiya vill in Hamirpur district travelled 100 km to Puniya vill in Mahoba district to tie kt with Rinki. 

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Kalku reportedly started his journey on April 27 and reached his destination same day. Kalku got married to Rinki on April 28 at Baba Dhyanidas Ashram and pedalled his way back home same day, but with extra weight as he was carrying his newly-wed wife on backseat. Kalku while talking to press said that re were  'baratis' as police did t allow anyone else to accompany him. Kalku said that his friends advised him to go alone and to t postpone his wedding. Kalku furr added that even though he was exhausted by covering long-distance, he was happy to bring his bride home. 

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Coronavirus in India

coronavirus lockdown in India began on March 25 for a 21 day period, which was later extended for ar two-weeks by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, until May 3. positivity rate and doubling rate in India have remained relatively low compared to or major countries in world. According to data by worldometer, India recorded over 33,000 cases so far with 1,079 deaths. recovery rate in India stands at 23 per cent as of April 28. virus outbreak has infected 3.23 million people globally and has killed over 2,28,500 so far. 

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(Im Credit: ANI)