Jaipur cops warn lockdown violaters they will face the music: 'Masakali 2.0' on loop

You need to think twice before violating the coronavirus lockdown in the Rajasthan capital. Otherwise,Jaipur Police will inflict Masakali 2.0 on you.

Masakali 2.0, the remake of a very popular song,has not gone down well with many, including AR Rahman, the composer of the original for the Abhishek Bachchan-Sonam Kapoor-starrer 'Delhi 6' a decade ago. It wasthen sungby Mohit Chauhan.

To this end, policehave warned on the social media that they will confine violators to a room and then play the song, over and over again for those found "roaming unnecessarily" during the lockdown to fight coronavirus.

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Original lyricist Prasoon Joshi has also gone on social media, citing he was not happy with the Masakali 2.0 music video starring Sidharth Malhotra and Tara Sutaria. Even Rahman hinted he wasn't pleased.

On Twitter, Jaipur Police warned, "If you are unnecessarily roaming outside, we will put you in a room and play Masakkali 2.0 on loop."

The post also carried a cartoon making the same point.

"That's a savage. Killing lot of birds with shot. Great sense of dark humour. Can't stop laughing," Vivek Shah reacted on Twitter.

Deputy Commissioner of Police Kavendra Singh Sagar, who handles social media, said they decided to use humour to get the message across to people.

By Sunday afternoon, Jaipur alone had reported over 300 cases of coronavirus. Police have barricaded 262 location in the city to prevent movement of unauthorised people. They have seized over 8,100 vehicles so far and arrested 131 people for flouting prohibitory orders.