An Indian mother rode 1,400 km on a scooter over three days to bring her stranded son home during a countrywide lockdown.

Razia Begum, 48 set out from her home in Nizamabad district in South India on April 6 and rode to Nellore, approximately 650 km away, to pick up her son, 17-year old Mohammed Nizamuddin.

The mother, a school headmistress, returned with her son on April 8.

Mohammed had gone to the city if Nellore to drop a friend and could not return after a lockdown was announced following the coronavirus outbreak.

His mother was anxious to get her son back, decided to fetch him herself.

Though she had permission from local officials, Razia decided against sending her elder son fearing police may mistake him for a joyrider and detain him.

She packed lunch, found water and fuel along the way and drove till she returned home with her son.

A woman rode 1,400 km on a scooter over three days to bring her stranded son home during a countrywide lockdown.

Razia Begum (48) set out from her home in Nizamabad district in South India on April 6 and rode to Nellore about 650 kms away. She returned with her younger son on April 8, showing an incredible endurance level.

Razia Begum, a headmistress, lost her husband 15 years ago and lives with her two sons.

The younger son Nizamuddin, 19, had gone to Nellore to drop a friend and could not return after a lockdown was announced following the corona virus outbreak.

Razia Begum, who was anxious to get her son back, decided to fetch him herself.

Though she had permission from local officials, Razia decided against sending her elder son fearing police may mistake him for a joy rider and detain him.

She dropped the idea of taking a car as someone told her it was not allowed.

She packed lunch, found water and fuel along the way and drove till she returned home with her son.


"It was a difficult journey on a small two-wheeler for a woman. But the determination to bring my son back overtook all my fears. It was fearsome in the nights with no traffic movement and no people on roads," she told a news agency.