A Bangladesh woman swam for an hour after crossing the Sunderbans to meet and marry her boyfriend, whom she met via Facebook.
Krishna Mandal, a 22-year-old woman from Bangladesh, had no passport to visit India, but that did not stop her from meeting her boyfriend and getting married to him.
Krishna Mandal and Abhik Mandal first met on the social media platform, where they struck a chord and fell in love with each other. Determined to meet Abhik, Krishna embarked on the arduous journey to meet and marry her beau.
Krishna crossed the Sunderbans, home to the Royal Bengal Tigers and other wild animals. Swamps and muddy paths galore the mangrove forest that the 22 year old crossed. Following that Krishna swam for more than one hour in the Matla River and managed to reach the other side. Krishna met Abhik in the Kaikhali village in West Bengals’ South 24 Parganas district. The duo then drove off to Kolkata where they tied the knot at the Kalighat Temple.
Earlier this year, a Bangladeshi teen swam across the border to buy chocolate from India.
Eman Hossain swam across a small river and crossed the border into India through a gap in a fence to get his favourite chocolate bar. The teen was handed over to the local police, after which he was produced before the court. He was then remanded to 15 days in judicial custody.