A 25-year-old Indian man has married his 80-year-old grandmother because he wanted to take care of her. ?I felt she needed extra care as she is old. I can look after her better as a husband than as a grandson. As a husband, I am with her all the time, to take care of her?, said Narayan Biswas.

The grandmother says she is ?happy? with her young husband whom she married in a traditional Hindu ceremony near Panchpara. Her first husband died more than 30 years ago. ?I helped bring him up and now he looks after me. He is a good husband and ensures I get my meals on time?, said Premodas Biswas, a red vermilion streak on her forehead.

Officials say marrying a blood relation is illegal under the Hindu Marriage Act, but they have no plans to take action against the couple. ?There has been no complaint against them.? Last June, a nine-year-old Indian girl was married to a dog near Calcutta after a priest told her parents the wedding would ward off evil.

Kamil Zaheer