‘Samosa, gutka, pizza, paan’: Covid-19 helpline in UP gets these requestslucknowUpdated: Apr 18, 2020 12:44 ISTIt’s not yet dawn. The chief minister’s helpline number 1076 gets a frantic call from Ram Ratan Pal, who suffers from high blood pressure, that his stock of medicines is exhausted. Those answering the police helpline 112 have been baffled by requests for betel leaf, gutka and hot samosas (with chutney). Police were also not amused by a demand for pizza in Rampur, where district authorities are punishing those making such calls, reports say. Around 1,100 police personnel man the helpline phones.

Source: Hindustan Times April 18, 2020 07:15 UTC