Man goes 500 km to reunite with partner, sent to quarantine

Unable to bear the separation from his livein partner who was stuck in Sindhudurg for the entire period of the the lockdown till date a Turbhebased youth walked and hitchhiked to the district and tried to bring her back with him Their journey back was interrupted when they were stopped by the police and sent to a quarantine centre as Thane district in which Turbhe comes is a red zoneAs a result of the lovesick mans determination 34 other people who interacted with him including the girls family have also been quarantinedThe 24yearold a resident of Turbhe works as a delivery boy In March his 24yearold partner a nurse in a private hospital went to her home town in Kasal village in Sindhudurg district But after a few days the Maharashtra government barred interdistrict travel to try and curb the spread of COVID19 resulting in her getting stuck thereA file picture of a doctor at the quarantine centre at NSCI DOME Worli The man and his girlfriend are in quarantine at LanjaJourney for loveThe youth who was missing her became restless when April neared end and there were no signs of the lockdown being lifted So he decided to travel to Sindhudurg which is almost 500 km from Turbhe to bring his girlfriend back home Fortunately for him he didnt have too much work either So he started on April 27 from Turbhe and asked vehicle drivers for a lift whenever he couldBy walking and hitchhiking he managed to reach the village of Kasal on May 3 He stayed in a mandir for the night and then went to her house on May 4 said Assistant Police Inspector Sanjay Chaudhary from Lanja police station in Ratnagiri districtThe man convinced her family that the lockdown would be on for some time and he wanted to take her back with him to Turbhe The girl also told her family that she was consistently getting calls from the hospital to rejoin work So on the morning of May 4 the couple began their journey towards Navi Mumbai said another police officerSpotted by localsThe couple walked and hitchhiked and managed to cross Ratnagiri district But then their luck ran out when some alert locals spotted them and informed the police On May 5 they were spotted at a Shiv Bhojan centre having lunch Some residents informed Lanja police We rushed to the centre and took the couple with us said the police officerWithout hesitation the boy revealed the reason behind the journey We took him and the girl to a quarantine centre as he had come from a Red Zone ie Thane district He also came in contact with several people They will be kept in isolation for 14 days then we will take a call on whether they should be released or sent to Sindhudurg added API Choudhary34 quarantinedAfter the Lanja police informed the Sindhudurg police about the youth and his stay in the temple in Kasal village 34 persons were quarantined as they had interacted with him These include his girlfriends family as well27Day in April that the man began his journeyCatch up on all the latest Mumbai news crime news current affairs and a complete guide from food to things to do and events across Mumbai Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest news