BHAGALPUR: It is a story about cupid striking a physics teacher and his student during online classes, necessitated by the lockdown in the second phase of Covid-19 pandemic.
It finally ended up in their marriage at Kali Temple without any dowry.
When contacted, the block development officer (BDO) of Shambhuganj, Prabhat Ranjan, confirmed about the marriage of Rohit with Kajal without any dowry.
“We reached out to the couple yesterday on coming to know about the marriage that hits at social evils like dowry and caste and blessed the couple,” the BDO said, adding that he will recommend for a reward under Mukhyamantri Kanya Vivah Yojana, to be paid to the bride.
Rohit, the son of Girinand Singh and a resident of Kumarpur village in Katara panchayat of Sultanganj block, was running a physics coaching institute where he met Kajal, the daughter of Sanjay Mandal of Biroundha under Shambhuganj block in neighbouring Banka district.
Kajal started attending the coaching classes at the institute situated in the bordering area of the two districts.
During the surge of Covid-19, the classes were closed and online classes on ‘Zoom App’ and ‘WhatsApp’ started.
The online classes sometimes had fewer students.
Cupid struck both Rohit and Kajal and they started meeting in isolated places, local sources said.
They decided to get married after gossip about their love affair started doing the rounds.
Eventually, they got married with the blessings of their respective families.
Rohit also released the video of his marriage on social media.
Rohit said they planted saplings after getting married on Saturday to commemorate the World Environment Day.