Badass alert: This 81-year-old grandmother fought off man posing as a cop and even got him arrested

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Around 10 am on Wednesday morning, 81-year-old Pushpaben Dhamji Bhalla stepped out of her Landmark Tower residence in Dadar to go to the Hanuman Temple located right outside the complex.
But, as soon as she came out of the society gates, she was approached by a stranger who claimed to be a policeman.

While flashing an ID card, he told her that he is one of the Crime Branch officials who are patrolling the area in civil clothes. He further added that she was in a very sensitive area and it would be best if she removed her gold bangles (which were worth around Rs 50,000) and put it in his big for safekeeping.

He promised to return the ornaments to her when she crossed the danger zone and made it to the other side where he would meet her.

Not one to be fooled, Pushpaben, who had doubted the stranger’s intentions from the very beginning, asked him to leave her alone. It was then that she noticed that he wasn’t alone and two more of his associates were waiting for him inside a taxi that was parked close by.

Meanwhile, the stranger kept trying to convincing her. “When I refused, he got agitated and even tried to force me to obey. But I was adamant and refused to follow his orders. When he tried to grab my hand, I hit him hard, three to four times, with my walking stick," she recounted.

On hearing the scuffle, a vegetable vendor came to her rescue from the other side of the road. Some pedestrians also stopped to ask her if everything was fine.

It was only then that the man realised that he had not only underestimated Pushpaben but also made a huge mistake. But, before he could escape, the crowd overpowered him and called the police, claimed a cop from RAK Marg police.

The man was later identified as Ali Raza Aziz Jaffari (49), a resident of Ambivli.

When asked whether this incident would make her think twice before stepping out again, she was quick to reply, “I am not scared at all. If this happens again, I will do the same thing- hit the crooks with the stick,”

Her bravery and quick thinking has impressed not only her family but also Siddharth Kasbe, the Senior Police Inspector from RAK Marg station.

"Pushpaben is an example for other women who fall prey to such fake cops. Despite her age, she caught hold of the accused and got him arrested."

(H/T: Midday)