Twitterati loves Mumbai Police's 'Band-o-bast' take on staying indoors

After heart-warming videos and messages, the Mumbai police on Thursday posted memes of popular rock bands, termed as 'safety tunes', urging citizens to stay indoors during the COVID-19 lockdown.

The city police, in the past, have adopted unique ways to appeal to citizens to follow the lockdown, which has been in place since March.

"Stay indoors, for we are on the streets, playing your favourite safety tunes with our Band-o-bast," the tweet posted on @MumbaiPolice reads, with memes of popular rock bands such as U2, Backstreet Boys, Oasis and Linkin Park.

The post went viral on social media as Twitteraties appreciated the police for their taste in music.
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Stay indoors, for we are on the streets, playing your favourite safety tunes with our 'Band-o-bast'. #LockdownPerformance#TakingOnCoronapic.twitter.com/ejPW0Ofbfw

— Mumbai Police (@MumbaiPolice) May 7, 2020

The city police's Twitter handle recently crossed the five million followers mark.