COVID-19: Cop who said, 'I'll be back on duty' recovers, returns home

A screengrab from video posted by Mumbai Police on Twitter

A few days ago, the Mumbai Police had posted a video of a 29-year-old policeman who had tested positive for Coronavirus. While leaving for the hospital for treatment he was seen in the video clip, assuring his colleagues that he will recover and soon return to duty. Recently, the police department posted a video updating that the cop has recovered from the illness and has returned home.

Mumbai Police took to Twitter to post the good news that the cop, who promised to beat the virus and report to duty soon has lived up to his words and is 'hale and hearty'. The tweet also reads that the cop is looking forward to ‘report back to duty'. "Welcome Back, hero!" the police tweeted.

The video posted on Wednesday evening received more than 256,900 views on Twitter with over 15,500 likes and was retweeted more than 2,300 times and counting. Among the users also commented on the page were the office of Chief Minister of Maharashtra and cricketer Ajinkya Rahane, who posted welcoming the cop back.

Here's how the Twitterati reacted to the post:

The Mumbai Police has been lauded by the netizens for their innovative posts on social media during the lockdown. Recently, a three-year-old boy was praised on Twitter for donating Rs 50,000 to the Mumbai Police Foundation, which he raised from baking and selling cupcakes. Read the full story

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