Alia Bhatt inspires Mumbai Police's lockdown meme urging people to stay at home

With Coronavirus lockdown in place, Mumbai police department has been leing pack in country when it comes to raising awareness about outbreak. Kwn for ir quick wit and humour, Mumbai police have come up with creative ways to raise awareness about dely disease through ir social media handles. Recently, Mumbai police shared a meme featuring Safeena, character played by actor Alia Bhatt in Gully Boy. 

caption of meme re, “That face when he says he is going out for a walk during lockdown”. 

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'MEMEbai Police' 

Since shared, post has garnered more than 3,500 likes, prompting many to call Mumbai Police ‘meme police’. Netizens have also been flooding timeline with appreciations for department. While one user wrote, “MEMEbai police”, ar user said, “Mission aborted. Thanks for informing us on time w we are safe”. 

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Ever since lockdown in India has begun, Mumbai police department has used Twitter as a medium to raise awareness as well as to give people some form of entertainment at time of crisis. Last week, department used Sarabhai vs Sarabhai memes to aware people of importance of wearing masks and practising social distancing. It also shared Powerpuff Girls-related memes and Harry Potter graphics to inform citizens about dely disease. Indian Premier League and old Vodafone vertisements are or subjects Mumbai police used for its awareness campaign. 

Meanwhile, India currently has more than 21,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases and dely virus has claimed almost 681 lives in country. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked people t to panic and furr urged m to stay indoors. According to tally by international news ncy, pandemic has w spre to 210 countries and territories and has infected more than 2.6 million people. 

(Im source: MumbaiPolice/Twitter) 

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