Lockdown: Man cycling from Maha to reach UP home dies in MP

Barwani (MP), May 1 () A 50-year-old man died inSendhwa in Madhya Pradesh after cycling over 390 kilometres toget home from Bhiwandi in Maharashtra to Maharajganj in UttarPradesh, those accompanying him said on Friday.

Tabarat Mansoori had gone to Bhiwandi looking for workbut could not find any due to the lockdown imposed for thecoronavirus outbreak, they said.

"He died on Thursday near Sendhwa in Barwani possiblydue to fatigue and heart attack. A group of 11 people,including Mansoori and I, had left on our cycles from Bhiwandion April 25 to get to Maharajganj in UP 1600 kilometres away,"said Ramesh Pawar.

"We have registered a case and are waiting for thepost mortem report. Those accompanying Mansoori wanted to takehis body to Maharajganj which we could not allow as suchmovement across state borders during lockdown is not allowed.He was buried here," said Sendhwa Rural police station incharge VS Parihar. COR ADU MASBNM BNM