Assam man walks, hitch-hikes from Gujarat amid lockdown
Starting his journey on March 27, Gogoi reached hishome district in central Assam on April 20 night after passingthrough Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal.
The authorities in the district are, however, not sureabout the origin of Gogoi's journey as he has not spoken aboutit clearly.
"When the police team found him near the entry pointof our district, we immediately called an ambulance for histreatment.
"As he was coming from outside, he was sent to aquarantine facility as per the guidelines," NagaonSuperintendent of Police Gaurav Abhijit Dilip told .
He said that the police team could speak to him onlyfor a few minutes and Gogoi, who hails from Puranigudam areaof the district, could not tell properly where he was comingfrom.
"Our first priority was to treat him. We were moreconcerned about his well-being. After he is released from thequarantine facility, we will ask him about the details," theSP said.
Doctors attending him at the Nagaon civil hospitalsaid, his condition is stable but he is weak due to the longjourney on foot.
In a video clip doing rounds in social media, Gogoiclaimed that he had reached Bihar taking rides in trucks, butthen decided to walk to Assam as he could not find any vehiclecoming towards the Northeast.
Talking about the journey, he said, he started with Rs4,000 cash in hand that he had earned by working in a factory,but he was robbed of his money and mobile phone on the way.
Gogoi, in his late 40's, could contact his familyfrom Bihar after borrowing a phone from a person and informedhis brother-in-law about reaching Bihar.
Then for several days, there was no contact and thisled to concern among his family members.
After reaching Barpeta district in Assam, Gogoi againcontacted his brother-in-law on April 13 and said that hewould be reaching home in the next few days.
The news of Gogoi travelling from the country'swestern state to the eastern state, separated by a distance ofabout 2,900 kilometre, has created sensation at a time whenlakhs of such migrant labourers are attempting to reach theirhomes across the country.
In the process of doing so, many could reach theirhomes, but some lost their lives mid-way on the roads.
Meanwhile, the Assam government on Monday depositedRs 2,000 each under a special scheme to the accounts of 86,000persons, who are stranded across the country, due to theongoing 40-day lockdown to stop the spread of COVID-19.