The police and government are trying almost every trick in the book to get residents to stay indoors during the 21-day national lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID-19. On Monday morning, a video of two police officers making people hold their ears and do sit-ups on the side of Lokhandwala's back road — to reprimand them for stepping out of their homes during the lockdown — went viral. However, the reprimanded people were clustered into a corner on the side of the road while they did the required number of sit-ups, as the police obviously did not take into account social distancing, as some Twitter users pointed out.

Social distance not maintained
The video was first shared over Twitter by the Andheri-Lokhandwala-Oshiwara Citizens' Association. In the 23 second clip, two police officers can be seen standing near three police vehicles (a bus and two patrolling cars) and instructing about 8-10 people—most of them morning walkers — to not get out of their homes, while making them hold their ears and do sit-ups on the side of the road. Some Twitter users were quick to point that a distance of six feet was not maintained between the people made to do these sit-ups, therefore defeating the entire purpose of driving home the point that people must maintain social distancing and stay indoors during the lockdown.