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News channel makes a mockery of viral running sensation Pradeep Mehra, makes him run in the studio for their program

News18 Uttar Pradesh, invited the young boy to their studio, and made a mockery out of his whole struggle by making him run inside their studio for some apparent reason.

On Sunday evening, journalist turned filmmaker Vino Kapri had shared a video of a 19 years old boy, Pradeep Mehra, running on the road at midnight. The boy, hailing from Almora in Uttarakhand, was catching up on his physical exercise to prepare for the Army recruitment medical exam. While Kapri had offered him lift in his car, he had declined saying it is his routine, and had informed that since he does not get time on other times of the day to prepare for physical examination, he runs from his workplace to his residence every night instead of taking public transportation. Since then, the whole internet has gone gaga over the boy, with Kapri’s original tweet has got nearly 75 thousand retweets so far.

Sharing the video of his encounter with Pradeep, Kapri tweeted ,”This is PURE GOLD. Last night at 12 o’clock on the road of Noida, I saw this boy running very fast with a bag on his shoulder. I thought he could be in trouble so I should offer him a lift. I repeatedly offered him a lift but he declined. You will fall in love with this child if you get to know the reason.”

The boy’s spirit and commitment towards his goal won over the entire internet. Even sporting greats like Kevin Pietersen and Harbhajan Singh admired him among others.

The boy, Pradeep Mehra, was even offered training by several ex-servicemen to realize his dream of making it to the Indian Army.

However, with social media fame, unfortunately comes mainstream media attention and their tendency to make a spectacle out of you. As Baba Ka Dhaba owner discovered earlier, mainstream media attention is not always beneficial.

News18 Uttar Pradesh, invited the young boy to their studio, and made a mockery out of his whole struggle by making him run inside their studio for some apparent reason. As they played his interview on one side of the screen, the other half of the screen showed Pradeep Mehra running around their studio for no apparent reason.

Turning the whole struggle of the teenager into a circus act, the news channel kept running the visuals of him running around their studio in a loop.

They also captioned the news segment as Bhag Pradeep Bhag.

As per another tweet by Vinod Kapri, the news channel made him switch his phone off for hours, and even made him miss his job shift. Even his elder brother was unaware of his whereabouts during this time, as Pradeep was forced to keep his phone switched off. The brother said that some news channel had taken Pradeeo away, and he didn’t know which channel did it.

Vinod Kapri has appealed all the media houses to stop harrasing Pradeep Mehta. He said that all the relevant video footage and Pradeep’s interview are present on his Twitter handle, and the media can use them without seeking permission, without giving credit.

‘Just let that kid live his life. Stop his spectacle’, Kapri said in his ‘humble request’ to all media organisations.

Looking at the coverage of some news channels, you would believe that they have never seen either a poor person, or a person working hard. A simple inspirational story of struggle and ambition has been turned into a circus act by some of these 24×7 news channels.

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