Kerala Man Carries Old, Ailing Father on Foot After Cops Make Them Ditch Auto Amid Lockdown

Kollam, Kerala: A heartbreaking video of a man carrying his 65-year-old ailing father in his arms amid the coronavirus lockdown has emerged in Kerala.

The man was allegedly forced to carry his father on foot for about 1 kilometer after police stopped the autorickshaw in which they were travelling, due to the ongoing country-wide lockdown, states a report by NDTV.

The Kerala State Human Rights Commission registered a suo moto petition regarding the case.

The old and ailing man belongs to Kollam's Kulathupuzha village. He was being taken back home from the Punalur Taluk Hospital after being discharged.