Lucknow, Sep 8 - Marriages may be made in heaven but could be solemnised in a police station as it happened with a love-struck couple in Uttar Pradesh's Maharajganj district, who faced strong opposition from their families.

Lorik (23) and Guddi (21), of Aauratar village in the Maharajganj district, who had eloped Sunday, approached the police at Nichlaul police station for help.

Learning that the couple were adults, the policemen decided to help the couple on humanitarian grounds and conducted their wedding at the station itself Monday evening.

'The police station turned a wedding venue Monday evening, where the young couple was married,' Nichlaul police station chief A.K. Singh told IANS over telephone.

'We managed to help the couple who were facing strict opposition for their marriage from their family members.