The cop, Anand Pandey, hitched a ride to cover almost half the distance while he covered the rest of the journey on foot.
"I started my journey on March 30 and reached here in Jabalpur by April 1 night. I reported at the station on April 2. I got lift to cover almost half of my distance, while I covered the rest walking on road," Pandey told here.
He said that he returned to Kanpur on leave as his wife was unwell.
"I took 30 days of leave and went to Kanpur. I was supposed to report on March 22. But due to 'Janata Curfew', I could not leave at that time," he added.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 24 announced a 21-day nationwide lockdown as a precautionary measure to contain the spread of COVID-19.
( With inputs from ANI )