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Jyoti grabbed headlines when she rode a bicycle, carrying her ill father, all the way from Gurugram to her native village Sirhauli during the first wave of coronavirus.
Father of Bihar Girl Who Rode 1,200 km on Cycle With Him During Lockdown Dies
Sixteen-year-old Jyoti Paswan s father Mohan was 45 years old and was well until the morning of May 31, his family said.
Jyoti Paswan with her father, Mohan, and mother, Phulo. Photo: Umesh Kumar Ray
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Patna: The father of the girl who had made headlines last year after cycling 1200 kilometres to their Bihar village with him riding pillion during the lockdown passed away on the morning of May 31.Â
Sixteen-year-old Jyoti Paswan’s father, Mohan, was 45 years old. Their village is in Bihar’s Darbhanga.Â
 His wife Phulo Devi told
DM Darbhanga Dr SM Tyagarajan confirmed the death and informed that BDO of concerned Singhbara block was sent to provide assistance and homage to the deceased in Sirhulli village.