Kid stops cop dad from leaving for work, Twitter gets emotional
The video was shared by Twitter user Arun Bothra. His bio on the micro-blogging site states that he too is a cop hailing from Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
The job of a police officer is far from easy. They brave every kind of hurdle to perform their job assiduously. However, a recent video shows something that may be ‘harder’ than their regular job. Posted on April 27, the video has gathered more than 28,000 ‘likes’ on Twitter - and still counting. Why? It shows a little kid crying as he tries to stop his policeman dad from leaving for the work.

Filled with emotion, the video shows the policeman consoling the child by saying “Beta, jaldi aa jaunga, jane de beta.”
The moving video has struck a chord with netizens. While some have related to the kid’s sentiment, many others have praised the police force. Here are some of the comments:
The video was shared by Twitter user Arun Bothra. His bio on the micro-blogging site states that he too is a cop hailing from Bhubaneswar, Odisha. While replying to a Twitter user who commented on his tweet, he said that the policeman in the video is a Head Constable. Bothra added that he shared the video as “a senior police officer & concerned citizen”.
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