Watch: Karnataka man’s reason to step outside with his pet hen in lockdown, leaves cops in splits

Staying inside our homes due to the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has left many of us desperate to step outside as soon as there are relaxations in the lockdown. But, in the recent past, we have come across incidences where people have stepped out of the houses with ‘emergency’ purposes, like a man in Kerala applied for an E-pass with reason mentioned as ‘need to go for sex’. 

In one such incident, a man from Karnataka’s Gadag district stepped outside the house, during the lockdown stating that his hen has ‘constipation’ and he needs to see the veterinarian for its checkup. The video has gone viral on the internet. When the cops approached the man and asked for his reason to step out, he took out his hen and told them that it has constipation and needs to get rid of it.

The cops, however, were not so convinced by the man’s reason and ordered him to go back home after a good round of laughter.

This incident’s video was shared on Twitter by user Amit Upadhye on May 29. The caption read, “The police in #Gadag had a hearty laugh after a man claimed be was taking the hen to a vet as it had constipation issues. Police however sent him back home’’.

Though the video was deemed funny by most netizens, some showed concern for the hen and questioned why the police didn’t let the man take it to the vet, as his reasons could be true.

One user commented that she has three pets at home and couldn’t assume if the man was lying and if the pet was really constipated.

Mostly, users were amused by the man’s reason and termed it ‘innovative and creative, while some were concerned about the hen’s health.