Stole a necklace and swallowed to hide it?

[Turkish]

Brilliant - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6932216.stm

Indian suspect in banana ordeal

An Indian suspect was forced by police to eat 50 bananas as a laxative, to retrieve a necklace he was accused of stealing and swallowing.
When the bananas failed to produce the desired effect, police fed Sheikh Mohsin rice, chicken and local bread.

Finally the necklace, which appeared on an X-ray taken on the suspect, was excreted and retrieved.

Mr Mohsin will appear in court on Monday in the eastern city of Calcutta, and could face a prison sentence.

Police say he snatched a gold necklace worth £550 ($1,100) from a woman as she shopped for toys on Saturday.

When cornered by police, he swallowed the necklace.

The suspect was fed 50 bananas on doctor's advice, after the X-ray dealt a blow to his denials.

But only after a further meal did he yield the necklace, Calcutta police deputy commissioner Gyanwant Singh told AFP news agency.

A sweeper was paid to retrieve the exhibit from the toilet. Mr Mohsin was asked to wash it.

 

[Mrvile]

lmao they forced him to wash it too

 

[compuwiz1]

Sometimes cops have a crappy job. :shocked:

 

[everman]

Sounds like a sh!tty necklace.

 

[TipsyMcStagger]

Too bad they don't have taco bell

 

[Turkish]

I wonder if they made him pay for the bananas.

 

[George P Burdell]

Maybe he did it for the free food.

 

[IAteYourMother]

i wonder if it was worth it for the all the crap he had to put up with

 

[Turkish]

Originally posted by: IAteYourMother
i wonder if it was worth it for the all the crap he had to put up with

I would guess $1000 buys you a year worth of food n India.

 

[tasmanian]

Wouldnt laxitives be cheaper then 50 bananas?

 

[Aharami]

Originally posted by: Turkish

Originally posted by: IAteYourMother
i wonder if it was worth it for the all the crap he had to put up with

I would guess $1000 buys you a year worth of food n India.

probably a couple years worth

 

[Aharami]

Originally posted by: tasmanian
Wouldnt laxitives be cheaper then 50 bananas?

no. bananas grow all over the place in India. Bananas are definitely cheaper than laxatives in India

 

[SirStev0]

Originally posted by: TipsyMcStagger
Too bad they don't have taco bell

should have given him a hot pocket.

 

[txrandom]

I thought eating a large amount of bananas could kill you.

 

[seanc85]

Originally posted by: txrandom
I thought eating a large amount of bananas could kill you.

I actually somehow ended up in a conversation about this with a coworker somewhat recently.

We found that it would take (IIRC) about 75 bananas within an hour to cause a fatal potassium overdose

 

[Turkish]

Originally posted by: seanc85

Originally posted by: txrandom
I thought eating a large amount of bananas could kill you.

I actually somehow ended up in a conversation about this with a coworker somewhat recently.

We found that it would take (IIRC) about 75 bananas within an hour to cause a fatal potassium overdose

You have too much free time

 

[Mr Pickles]

Oh Mylanta. Seriously rather than waste all of that food they could have given him something like Immodium or Fiber All instead?

 

[WolverineGator]

Those cops were not into the thief's monkey business!

 

[Tiamat]

Originally posted by: Mrvile
lmao they forced him to wash it too

:laugh:

 

[ViviTheMage]

hahaha

 

[2Dead]

Originally posted by: Tiamat

Originally posted by: Mrvile
lmao they forced him to wash it too

:laugh:

This really is the best part of the story...

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: seanc85

Originally posted by: txrandom
I thought eating a large amount of bananas could kill you.

I actually somehow ended up in a conversation about this with a coworker somewhat recently.

We found that it would take (IIRC) about 75 bananas within an hour to cause a fatal potassium overdose

interesting.

it is also true that bananas are constipating. not sure why this "doctor" recommended bananas as a laxative...