Mumbai police's witty reply to man wanting to meet girlfriend earns praise

Mumbai polices humorous reply to a Twitter user who wanted to meet his girlfriend during the ongoing coronavirusinduced restrictions imposed by the Maharashtra government has won the hearts of netizensAt present section 144 of the CrPC that prohibits assembly of five or more people at one place is in force in Mumbai and other parts of the state to bring down the COVID19 cases The city police have also made it mandatory for the vehicles in emergencyessential services to put up colourcoded stickers in a bid to limit the vehicular movementPolice are implementing the prohibitory orders in a strict manner and action is being taken against the vehicles which are out on the streets without any valid reasonWe understand itrsquos essential for you sir but unfortunately it doesnrsquot fall under our essentials or emergency categoriesDistance makes the heart grow fonder amp currently you healthier PS We wish you lifetime together This is just a phase StayHomeStaySafe httpstco5221kRAmHpmdash Mumbai Police MumbaiPolice April 22 2021Against this backdrop a Twitter user named Ashwin Vinod tagged the Mumbai police and tweeted that he wanted to meet his girlfriend and asked which sticker he should use for his vehicle to move outMumbaiPolice what sticker should I use in order to go out and meet my girlfriend I miss her he saidIn its response the Mumbai police said his requirement does not fall under the category of essential or emergency services and requested him to stay at homeWe understand its essential for you sir but unfortunately it doesnt fall under our essentials or emergency categories Distance makes the heart grow fonder amp currently you healthier PS We wish you lifetime together This is just a phase the Mumbai police tweeted with the hashtag StayHomeStaySafeThe reply by the police was well received and widely appreciated by the users on the microblogging siteVery thoughtful reply in these trying times Each person has their own essentials Please keep us engaged with witty responses and we are forever grateful for your service You take care of Mumbai like no one else does All of you stay safe and healthymdash Satyan Israni MurgMakhaniRox April 22 2021Very thoughtful reply in these trying times Each person has their own essentials Please keep us engaged with witty responses and we are forever grateful for your service You take care of Mumbai like no one else does All of you stay safe and healthy Twitter user Satyan Israni saidMeanwhile another Twitter user Sandeep Chauhan sought polices permission to meet his friendA friend who respects your taking precautions during COVID is a friend indeed We are sure your friend will agree Please stay home we would not want to get unfriendly with you httpstcoD32ON0zfv8mdash Mumbai Police MumbaiPolice April 22 2021I want to meet my friend this weekend in kandivali I m based out of bhandupwhich color tag I should use its been long since we met I shall be travelling by my car he tweetedIn the reply the city police tweeted A friend who respects your taking precautions during COVID is a friend indeed We are sure your friend will agree Please stay home we would not want to get unfriendly with youBoth the tweets received thousands of likes and hundreds of retweets within a few minutesMumbai polices Twitter handle has more than 50 lakh followersThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever