Coronavirus Lockdown: Nagpur Police steps in as orphan bride\'s family\, wins hearts on Twitter

Coronavirus Lockdown: Nagpur Police steps in as orphan bride's family, wins hearts on Twitter

Updated: May 07, 2020, 16:16 IST | mid-day online correspondent | Mumbai

The officers of the police department showed up for the wedding to bless the couple so that the bride does not miss her relatives on her special day, who could make it due to the lockdown restrictions

Picture/Nagpur City Police-Twitter
Picture/Nagpur City Police-Twitter

In a heartwarming gesture, Nagpur Police stepped up to stand in as a orphan bride’s family on her wedding day after her relatives could not attend the ceremony due to the restrictions imposed as part of the nationwide lockdown due to the coronavirus outbreak.

The officers of the police department showed up for the wedding to bless the couple so that the bride does not miss her family on her special day. They shared a post about the moment on Twitter with the photo of the newlyweds with officers. The post said that the bride’s parents had died and her relatives could not attend the wedding due moment restrictions.

“The bride's parents had passed away. There was no one from her family to attend her marriage due to movement restrictions. #NagpurPolice tried to fulfill this absence.PI and staff were present to bless the newly wedded couple at #Nagpur,” said the tweet by the police, with the hashtag #alwaysthereforyou.

The post that went viral on Wednesday garnered 757 likes and was retweeted 81 times and counting. Users commenting on the post praised the Nagpur police for their noble deed.

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