“When I came here, we and the villagers were strangers to each other but they soon became friendly and helped us a lot. He said once the lock-down was lifted, he wished to return to his country in his car, equipped with machines and tools used in repair work. Pollarez Patrice , a motor mechenic by profession, is accompanied by wife Virginie Pollarez, daughters Ophelie Pallarez , Lola Janniefer Pollarez and son Tom Pollarez. In Just a few days, the family has learnt to commonly use Hindi words like namaste, dhanyawad (thank you), aap kaisey hai (How do you do?) Police teams have also been instructed to ensure their security.”SDM Nautanwa Jasveer Singh confirmed that the family was on Indian tour since February and was stranded due to lock-down.

Source: Hindustan Times April 15, 2020 17:36 UTC