A video from Bihar’s Araria district that has gone viral, shows a home guard being punished after he asked an agricultural officer for a lockdown pass amid the nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19.

Visuals are from my home dist Araria Bihar,a constable has been treated very badly bcz he stopped senior officer for corona regarding checking pic.twitter.com/JEsWhLzWaU

— Ammar Bin Masoom (@bin_masoom) April 20, 2020

In the video clip, agricultural officer Manoj Kumar and others admonish the jawan as he is seen doing sit-ups as a punishment.

While the jawan is wearing a black face cover, the others are not wearing masks.

The jawan had reportedly stopped the agricultural officer and asked for a lockdown pass, following which he was punished. An inquiry has been ordered into the incident.

Several people on social media condemned the incident.

@sudhirchaudhary @AmitShah @NitishKumar Kudos & salute to you for getting justice to honest Homeguard being harrassed by Sr. Officer for performing his duty in #coronavirus LockdownOn Camera, Bihar Home Guard Seeking Officer’s Lockdown Pass ‘Punished’ https://t.co/9Si3H8yH9Q

— AskYourRight (@AskYourRight1) April 21, 2020

** What is happening is stinking ; the home guard being punished seems to have done good job in discharge of his assigned duty & therefore deserves appreciation ; CM Bihar is requested to look into this for corrective action .@RamsaBJYM@NitishKumar https://t.co/5I5WtskOsw

— Baldev Bahl (@baldev_bahl) April 21, 2020

** What is happening is stinking ; the home guard being punished seems to have done good job in discharge of his assigned duty & therefore deserves appreciation ; CM Bihar is requested to look into this for corrective action .@RamsaBJYM@NitishKumar https://t.co/5I5WtskOsw

— Baldev Bahl (@baldev_bahl) April 21, 2020

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