Police surprises elderly man with sweets on his 78th birthday in Assam; netizens heap praise

A 78-year-old man had a pleasant surprise on Monday when police personnel turned up at his residence in Nagaon, Assam with sweets on his 78th birthday.

Shri KP Agarwal celebrated his 78th birthday on May 4 and his family could not reach him due to the lockdown. Therefore, the police officials of Nagaon district went to his home and celebrated his birthday.

The video of Nagaon Police officials surprising him with sweets has gone viral on social media. 

The official Twitter account of Assam Police shared the video with the caption, "A beautiful and moving surprise! When Nagaon Police knocked the door of Shri KP Agarwal to wish him on his 78th birthday, as his family members were not around due to the lockdown. May today and all of your days be amazing. Happy Birthday!! #MayThe4thBeWithYou."

A beautiful and moving surprise!

When @nagaonpolice knocked the door of Shri KP Agarwal to wish him on his 78th Birthday, as his family members were not around due to the #Lockdown.

May today & all of your days be amazing.

Happy Birthday!! #MayThe4thBeWithYou pic.twitter.com/qVmNmIjzeF

— Assam Police (@assampolice) May 4, 2020

In the video you can see police officials holding placards reading, "I am your son," and "I am your daughter," which made the video more emotional. 

In the end, Mr. Agarwal man can be seen saying "I will never forget this" with folded hands.

Netizens were overwhelmed with the video. Take a look at how they reacted...

Such a nice gesture within busy schedule.. Awesome guys

— Arnab (@Arnabbhagwati) May 4, 2020

This is awesome

— Rituraj's_Art (@ArtRituraj) May 4, 2020

Great

— Pankaj Kumar Nath (@PankajK92996879) May 4, 2020

Great job Nagaon police.

— Sanjit R Phookun (@srphookun) May 4, 2020

Wonderful 

— Dr. Pinkumoni Kashyap (@PinkumoniK) May 4, 2020

Kudos nagaon police

— Arijit Roy (@ArijitR50189036) May 4, 2020

I am sure he will bless @nagaonpolice dil se. Such gestures will bring police closer to the society. Good Work @IpsAbhijit

— Rohit Choudhury (@Rohitskaziranga) May 4, 2020

I am from Nagaon & I am feeling great seeing this

— Normada Chetia[pahi] (@hiyapahi) May 5, 2020