An elderly woman dives into the Ganga, dividing netizens

• Indian Police Service officer Dipanshu Kabra tweeted a video of an old woman jumping into the Ganga.
• Netizens have differing opinions.
• The brief video depicts the woman preparing to dive while grasping the bridge railing.

Netizens have differing opinions when Indian Police Service officer Dipanshu Kabra tweeted a video of an old woman jumping into the Ganga from the Har Ki Pauri bridge in Haridwar.

The brief video depicts the woman preparing to dive while grasping the bridge railing. She dives in the water without any reluctance and is able to swim.

She was described as a 70-year-old woman by the bureaucrat. “Seeing the video, I was initially astonished, but Dadiji proved out to be a good swimmer,” Kabra wrote in Hindi on Twitter. She is in her 70s or so. It’s incredible the guts and zeal with which she dove into the Ganges from the Har Ki Pauri bridge.

वीडियो देखकर मैं पहले तो चौंक गया पर दादीजी तो माहिर तैराक निकलीं. वे करीब 70 साल की हैं. जिस दिलेरी और उत्साह से उन्होंने हर की पौड़ी पुल से गंगा में छलांग लगाई और तैरते गयीं वह अविश्वसनीय है.

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वाकई उम्र आपको कभी भी कुछ भी करने से नहीं रोक सकती. pic.twitter.com/iC1Z9extwN

— Dipanshu Kabra (@ipskabra) June 28, 2022

Some social media users applauded her enthusiasm and bravery, while others noted the act’s inherent danger.

It is great, said one person in Hindi.

But, sir, do you approve of this unsafe entertainment? This video may have gone viral accidentally if there had been less water and stone there. A different user commented, “Gud..but risk.”

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“Really, age can never stop you from doing anything,” a third user said. Age is simply a number, according to another statement. She gave proof.

Omg….Age is just a number…. She proved it.

— Sonali Das (@SonaliD82403754) June 28, 2022