India is into the extended lockdown that runs until at least May 3. The restrictions in place to contain the spread of coronavirus has ensured people stay indoors while normal life remains suspended.?
The governments across states have setup helpline numbers for people to call on, in case they need any essential items delivered to their homes. This has been done to stop people from getting out of their houses unnecessarily.?
But in Uttar Pradesh, the helpline numbers are seeing weird requests - with people asking for gutka, others wanting rasogullas, paan, samosas and what not.?
According to PTI, UP's police helpline number recently got a strange call when an elderly person made an ¡°urgent request¡± for rasogullas.
The cop who answered the phone thought it was a prank. But when a volunteer delivered the sweets in Lucknow¡¯s Hazratganj, it was found that the man in his 80s really needed them.
He is diabetic and his blood sugar level had dipped sharply.
But many of the demands made by people aren't so urgent. Those answering the police helpline 112 have been baffled by requests for gutka and hot samosas (with chutney).
The samosas were indeed delivered. But the man who made the call had to pay the price ¨C he was asked to clean out a drain, PTI reported.?
Police were also not amused by a demand for pizza in Rampur, where district authorities are punishing those making such calls, reports say. Some callers have even asked for liquor.
Well, people in UP have set their own priorities it seems, and they are making some astonishing demands during the lockdown.?
India has reported 43 deaths and 991 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said in its daily briefing on Saturday.?
Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary in the ministry, said 1.992 people across the country have been cured, with the overall cure percentage now standing at 13.85%.