As the lockdown continuous, a tailor ‘s assistant named Bittu was evicted from his rented accommodation by his landlord in Delhi, and then beaten up by the police when he was trying to get to his sister’s house near the Race Course. The video was posted by Navbharat Times journalist Anup Pandey on Twitter.
In the video, Bittu can be seen crying after being hit by the police. “I will at least get to eat if I reach my sister’s house,” he said. “Here, I have nothing to eat. I will die of hunger.” He is out of work owing to the countrywide lockdown.
According to updates, Bittu managed to reach his sister’s home after the video was circulated widely on social media.
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