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Jharkhand Woman Runs for Home Guard Job in Saree and Barefoot
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News18•06-10-2026, 23:38
Jharkhand Woman Runs for Home Guard Job in Saree and Barefoot
- •A video of Kavita Kumari Mahto from Ramgarh running in a saree for a Home Guard job physical test has gone viral.
- •Kavita ran barefoot and in a saree because she could not afford athletic clothes or shoes due to severe financial distress.
- •She completed the 1600-meter run in just 6 minutes against a 10-minute time limit, amazing onlookers with her determination.
- •Her husband passed away three years ago after a prolonged illness, leaving her with massive medical debt and two children to support.
- •She desperately needs the job to secure her children's future and clear the debts accumulated from her late husband's treatment.
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Kavita Kumari ran barefoot in a saree because severe financial hardship caused by her late husband's prolonged medical treatment and mounting debt left her unable to afford proper running clothes and shoes.
Despite running in a saree without shoes, 27-year-old Kavita Kumari successfully completed the 1600-meter run in just 6 minutes, well within the given 10-minute time limit.
Kavita's financial distress and heavy debts stemmed from the prolonged medical treatment and subsequent passing of her husband from an illness about three years prior to the recruitment drive.
