<p>Why was a man fed 96 bananas? It sounds like the start of a great joke, but I assure you, this actually happened! Damu Gupta was <B>forced to eat 96 bananas</b> after reportedly <B>stealing an 11g gold chain</b> from Dr. Sheetal Kamble on board a long-distance train in India, according to The Times of India.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><img class="small-cropped-image" src="https://cdn.andnowuknow.com/legacySmallCroppedImages/96_bananas_jun_2014_body_01.jpg" alt="cropped_053014" /> Upon hearing the victim’s cries for help, several passengers quickly gave chase through the train and apprehended the suspect. After failing to give fellow passengers the slip, commuters demanded that he return the chain to the doctor. Authorities say that Gupta claimed he was innocent, and passengers could not find any evidence of the missing chain on him. However, one traveler <B>had noticed Gupta swallowing something</b> and assumed it must have been the chain.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> “We initially conducted a regular X-ray but it didn’t detect anything. So on Wednesday, we conducted an ultrasound which revealed the chain in Gupta’s abdomen,” said Sampat Nirmal, senior inspector, Kalyan GRP.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> The only prescription was to eat more bananas…and more bananas he ate. <B>Eight dozen of them, in fact.</b> Warning: Do not try this at home. Being a natural laxative, you can assume what happened next.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> After the chain’s recovery, police said that the accused confessed he had committed similar crimes in his village in Uttar Pradesh, for which he served jail terms. This was the first time he committed the crime in the city, where he arrived two days before the incident. Gupta says he swallowed the chain because he was scared of being beat up by the other passengers.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> This is the first time I’ve heard of produce being used to dole out justice, but I’m all for it. Actually, now that I think about it…<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><iframe width="440" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/Hq2KXudEjkI" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> Maybe we should leave the crime fighting to Saturday morning cartoons and comic book characters?</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
