Patna: Amid the outbreak of coronavirus, the state Bihar has been put under lockdown. In this rough time, a couple in Bihar’s Patna got married through video conferencing, the couple was not able to celebrate the marriage in a full-fledged way. The elders if the family took the decision to proceed with the marriage with Nikah and that too with the help of technology.
The video of the Online Nikah is doing rounds on social media.
#WATCH Bihar: 'Nikah' of a couple was performed through video conferencing in Patna yesterday, amid lockdown in the state due to #COVID19. pic.twitter.com/WtQaiZCuyH
— ANI (@ANI) March 24, 2020
The video was shared by the news agency ANI, and when the marriage was completed the family members were congratulating each other by saying Mubaarak Ho. The “Nikah” took place on Monday, March 23.
A total of three coronavirus cases have been reported in Bihar, including one death, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said. Bihar has announced statewide lockdown and all inter-state passenger transport services have been suspended.
All districts in as many as 32 states and Union Territories have completely shut down as of Tuesday evening, barring the delivery of essential services. People in 560 districts across India are confined to their homes as COVID-19 positive cases near 500.
