Delivery Guys Carrying Orders Beaten Up Mercilessly By Police As Country Enters Lockdown
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced nationwide lockdown in wake of the coronavirus pandemic. As many were left clueless about access to groceries and other essential items after PM Modi's half-an-hour address, they flocked to grocery stores to stock up on essentials.
A detailed note was later released that all essential commodities such as groceries, food items, medicines, etc will remain open to the public and there would be no shortage of the same during the course of lockdown for 21 days starting today.
Delivery services of food orders and essential items are open and many are placing online orders to prevent stepping outside.
While there are strict orders for people to not step outside, delivery guys are going around to make our lives easier just like the doctors, nurses and sanitation workers.
However, in a rather shocking incident, delivery guys were brutally beaten up by police in places like Delhi and Mumbai.
A Twitter user shared horrific images of police brutality on delivery folks who were trying to deliver essential food and medicines.
And these are some pictures of brutality across cities like Mumbai and Delhi today. Delivery folks who were trying to deliver food and medicines.. clearly they don¡¯t understand on ground what are essential services.. @narendramodi @CMOMaharashtra pic.twitter.com/uYmLr9oXjb
¡ª Samidha Sharma (@samidhas) March 24, 2020
Many took to Twitter and criticised police brutality.
A user wrote: ¡°Milkbasket app is saying authorities are harassing them hence they are unable to deliver. Look at the message shared by milkbasket. Please look at this matter sir to ease home delivery.¡±
@DC_Gurugram milkbasket app is saying authorities are harassing them hence they are unable to deliver. Look at the message shared by milkbasket. Please look at this matter sir to ease home delivery. pic.twitter.com/vNa1Im2xgI
¡ª Abhiruchi (@Abhiruchi08) March 24, 2020
this is so fucked up. Police clearly does not understand the rules and regulations and certainly does know how to behave with public during the days when we expect them to support us. Saddened by the state and police barbaric attitude.
¡ª dxGen (@DxAnup) March 24, 2020
Shocking.
¡ª Shantanu N Sharma (@shantanunandan2) March 24, 2020
Despite being "essential services", e-commerce services have hit a halt. India's biggest e-commerce firm are facing a tough time to deliver items due to the lockdown imposed in the country.
