The nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus outbreak has resulted in scenes of citizens rising to the occasion by feeding the needy and the poor, appreciating sanitation and healthcare workers apart from policemen for their relentless services. The very same lockdown has also brought several inspiring stories of grit to light.

Social media is flooded with pictures of people walking on foot or cycle to reach their native homes amid the restrictions on public transport. At a time like this, a mother in Telangana drove 1,400 km to ensure the safety of her stranded son and bring him back to the family.

The 50-year-old teacher from Nizamabad district in Telangana decided to ride her two-wheeler to Nellore in Andhra Pradesh after her teen son got stranded there owing to the nationwide lockdown.

Razia Begum, a school teacher in the small town of Bodhan on the Maharashtra-Telangana border, started her journey on Monday morning. She reached Nellore on the Andhra Pradesh-Tamil Nadu border on her Scooty on Tuesday afternoon. She picked up her 17-year old son Mohammed Nizamuddin, and rode back home on Wednesday evening.

In her three-day-long journey, Razia Begum covered a distance of 1,400 km on her Scooty.

A single mother with two children, Razia Begum has a son and a daughter. Her son Nizamuddin was preparing for his medical examinations in Hyderabad and had travelled to Nellore to help his friend's ailing father when the lockdown came into effect.

Upon hearing about the lockdown, Nizamuddin's mother approached Bodhan ACP Jaipal Reddy who provided her with a curfew pass. With some food in her bag, Razia Begum embarked on her journey to Nellore to bring her son back.

While she was stopped at multiple locations at police checkpoints in both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, cops also helped her with shelter and offered their assistance during the journey.