Pradeep Mehra who went viral for his midnight run video gets Rs 2.5 lakh from Shoppers Stop for mother's treatment

Pradeep Mehra, whose midnight run video went viral, was offered a cheque of Rs 2.5 lakh from Shoppers Stop for his mother's treatment.

Only if you are not living under a rock, you might not know about Pradeep Mehra. The 19-year-old boy from Uttarakhand became an internet sensation after a video of him running home from work at midnight spread on the internet like wildfire. The boy has dreams of joining the army and runs for 10 km from his work in Noida’s sector 16 branch of McDonald’s to his home in Barola. After his video was posted on Twitter by filmmaker Vinod Kapri, a number of people volunteered to help him realise his dream. And now, retail brand Shoppers Stop has given a cheque of Rs 2.5 lakh for his mother’s treatment.

In an interview, Pradeep informed that he had to juggle work with practice because of his financial conditions. The boy also added that he lives with his brother and their mother has been admitted to a hospital for the past two months. Now, in a new post on Twitter, Vinod Kapri shared the heartwarming news about Shoppers Stop offering Pradeep money for his mother’s treatment. The post has obviously gone viral online.

“Midnight runner #PradeepMehra is overwhelmed with all the love and support. Yesterday, @shoppersstop gave a cheque of Rs 2.5 lakh to him for his mother’s treatment and to pursue his dreams. God bless you guys,” reads the caption of the post.

See the post here:

Midnight runner #PradeepMehra is overwhelmed with all the love and support.Yesterday, @shoppersstop gave a cheque of 2.5L to him for his mother’s treatment and pursue his dreams.God bless you guys pic.twitter.com/uRxck0S2bf