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When one man decided to have some fun over a woman’s urgent request for help on Twitter, the Pune Police responded with a tweet that has since gone viral.
A law student recently approached the police department seeking the number of the Dhanori police station in the city. After the official handle responded, it received an unusual request from twitter user @abirchiklu, who sought the woman’s number.
However, the official handle was up to the task and responded with a tweet that said, “Sir, we are more interested in your number currently, to understand your interest in the lady’s number. You may DM. We respect privacy.”
Many who came across the response from the police department’s handle were full of praise. Take a look at some of the reactions here:
https://twitter.com/Darendra_NoDeal/status/1216284130679255040
https://twitter.com/apka_apna_spide/status/1216275789429137408
https://twitter.com/Im_Hariom_/status/1216302261762056192
https://twitter.com/Ashwini_Raje/status/1216253502533423104
https://twitter.com/akalsepaiidal/status/1216269736096366592
https://twitter.com/rahulverma08/status/1216302263943065600
Recently, the official handle of police department retweeted a picture of a scooter with a personalised number plate and wrote, “His highness will, unfortunately, have to oblige us with a Challan soon!”. According to the Motor Vehicle Act Rule 50 and 51, fancy lettering, names, pictures and art is not permitted on license plates. The tweet, which quickly went viral, prompted many reactions from netizens and appreciated their wit.
The official handle of the Pune Police is known for its online wit and is known for using witty tweets and memes to educate and spread awareness about public safety.
