An Indian police officer has gone viral after he was caught on camera wearing a coronavirus-inspired helmet in an attempt to convince people to stay at home rather than go outside.
The cop in question is Rajesh Babu, a patrol officer from the city of Chennai, who’s been busy enforcing quarantine rules and regulations following India’s decision to put the entire country on lockdown.
To get his point across, Mr. Babu walks around in a unique virus-like helmet that he created to educate people about the dangers of failing to comply with social distancing orders.
“We take all the steps, but still people come out on the streets. Therefore, this corona helmet is one of the steps we are taking to ensure that people are aware of the seriousness of the police. The helmet is an attempt to do something different,” the officer said in an interview with Asian News International.
“When I wear this, the thought of coronavirus comes into the minds of the commuters. Especially, the children react strongly after seeing this and want to be taken home.”
As for the reason behind his invention, Babu admitted he tried to do something different because plenty of people aren’t taking the lockdown seriously.
“We had been talking to the public. But awareness among them is very less. So we thought of doing something different,” he added.
After the pictures of Babu went viral, some people have praised the cop for taking extra steps to encourage the people to respect government orders. Others, however, suggested it’s the best cosplay of the year and the most hilarious thing they’ve seen in a while.
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