Sonu Sood airlifts 177 girls stuck in Kerala to Bhubaneswar in a special flight amid COVID-19 lockdown

Actor Sonu Sood who has been at the forefront of sending stranded migrants back home by arranging travel and ...

Actor Sonu Sood who has been at the forefront of sending stranded migrants back home by arranging travel and toll free helpline numbers has once again come to the rescue of stranded citizens of other states. As per a report published in Times of India,  The Dabbang actor airlifted 177 girls who have been stuck in Ernakulam, Kerala amid the nationwide lockdown.  The girls have been doing the stitching and embroidery work at a local factory and had nowhere to go soon after the factory was closed down due to COVID-19.

A source informed the publication, "Sonu was informed about the same by a close friend from Bhubaneswar and he decided to take charge of the situation and do his best for the girls. He started the process by taking several permissions from the government to have Kochi and Bhubaneswar airport to be operated. A special aircraft has been called from Bangalore to airlift these girls from Kochi who will be now taken to Bhubaneswar so they can finally reunite with their families. . The duration from Bhubaneswar to their village is going to be 2 hours and soon after finishing their journey, the girls will be heading back home." The expenses of the flight were borne by the actor said one of the officials.