Marriage solemnised on phone in Maharashtra

The bridegroom's father said that the marriage was fixed between the two persons six months ago when there was no fear of about coronavirus. We got the elders of the family assembled at our home and conducted the marriage on phone.

Aurangabad: A marriage was solemnised on a video call, the unique method which was adopted due to coronavirus lockdown.

A Muslim man named Mohammad Minhajudd, based in Aurangabad exchanged marriage vows with a Muslim woman based in Beed via video call on Friday.

The entire country is witnessing a 21-day lockdown due to which there is a limitation on the movement of people from one place to another and gatherings have been banned to prevent the spread of the coronavirus that has wreaked havoc accross the globe.