Police personnel from Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool took an artistic route to create awareness among locals about coronavirus pandemic.

The incident took place at Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, on March 30, 2020.

In Andhra Pradesh's Kurnool district, a sub-inspector by the name of Maruti Sankar was seen riding a white police horse that had been painted with coronavirus graffiti.

Sankar said he had been inspired by PM Modi to paint the horse. He said that using the horse was a symbolic move, adding, "The villagers would understand if I say that if they are not careful, coronavirus will spread faster than a horse can gallop. The red spots on the white horse depict the coronavirus".

Sankar is not the first cop to have tried out creative and unusual ways to spread awareness about coronavirus and drive people indoors.

This week, a cop in Chennai was seen wearing a corona-helmet while interacting with alleged lockdown violators. Cops in Bengaluru were also seen wearing similar helmets and play-acting a skit on the road where two helmet-clad cops played the part of the virus.