Woman cop proposes marriage to wanted criminal, arrests him in temple

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From https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/woman-cop-proposes-marriage-to-wanted-criminal-arrests-him-in-temple/story-frQGvNa3QvyyAwxVFsdQBP.html :

Woman cop proposes marriage to wanted criminal, arrests him in temple

Balkishan Chaubey, who was a resident of Bijouri village of Mahoba district of UP, was carrying a reward of Rs 10,000 on his head.

INDIA
Updated: Nov 30, 2019 13:52 IST
Anupam Pateriya
Hindustan Times, Bhopal/Sagar

The police in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhatarpur on Thursday arrested a hardcore criminal,wanted in 16 different criminal cases including murder for the past one year, by laying a trap of fake marriage.

Balkishan Chaubey, who was a resident of Bijouri village of Mahoba district of UP, was carrying a reward of Rs 10,000 on his head. Chaubey had killed a man in Nowgaon area of MP in August this year. “The MP Police were trying to nab him but every time he succeeded in dodging us,” said SS Baghel, sub-divisional of police, Chhatarpur.

The police came to know that he was looking for a woman to marry. Police laid a trap and asked a woman police personnel to contact him through mobile.

“Police arranged a SIM card of New Delhi circle in the name of a woman labourer from Bundelkhand, who is presently living in New Delhi. The woman sub-inspector called Chaubey and said she mistakenly dialled his number. Chaubey asked her whereabouts and later he checked the credentials of the number. Chaubey called her back and they started talking to each other. After a week, the woman proposed marriage to him,” said Tilak Singh, superintendent of police, Chhatarpur

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1. Well, that gives new meaning to the term, "The old ball and chain."

[Bluepinky]

2. Ha ha, good one!

[Baitball Blogger]

3. I recced this based on your quip.

[spooky3]

4. Hahaha! Nt

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5. Nice.

[littlemissmartypants]

6. DUzy! nt

[keithbvadu2]

7. 10000 INR equals 139.306 USD

1 INR = 0.0139306 USD

10000 INR = 139.306 USD

[PatrickforO]

8. Wow! Can't trust those whirlwind marriage proposals, can you?

What's a criminal to do?

[jmowreader]

9. I take it they don't have entrapment laws in India

[Shrike47]

10. Entrapment requires being seduced in to a criminal act you wouldn't otherwise commit.

Marrying somebody you don’t know isn’t illegal, just imprudent (unless you are in a romance novel). So it’s not entrapment. Police in this country some times use a similar method to catch wanted criminals, sending them a letter or calling saying they won a prize and need to come collect it. Surprisingly, some show up for that prize.

[Coventina]

11. A murderer was apprehended through his own stupidity. No entrapment took place.