'Female safety is literally a joke': Mumbai's fake cop tried to extort Rs 50k from woman over a vape

A Mumbai lady posted a video on social media alleging that a man climbed into her car, claiming to be a police officer, and attempted to fine her for using her vape. In a reported incident from Mumbai's Powai region, a woman said that a man dressed in plain clothes attempted to arrest her and threatened legal action if she did not pay ?50,000.Sensing foul play, the woman cleverly began recording the entire interaction within the autorickshaw.?

What happened with the woman in Mumbai??

Encounter with a Suspicious Cop Over a Vape in Mumbai
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"I’m currently on MIDC (Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation) Road and this man followed me and got into my auto-rickshaw. He’s forcibly trying to take me to Powai Chowki," the woman speaks on the video, which shows her seated in the back of an autorickshaw with a man clothed in a white shirt and slacks next to her.

As he points the camera at the man, he raises his hand to conceal his face and pushes the camera away.

"You cannot take me anywhere without a female police officer present," she tells me.When he realizes he has been caught, the imposter flees the auto-rickshaw and runs away.?

How did people on the internet react??

The video has already gone viral, eliciting several reactions on social media, with many thanking the woman for her quick thinking. Here's what people wrote.

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Also read:?Man claims to be conned by 'fake cops' in Bengaluru for Rs 3000: 'I've been made a big fool'

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