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Indian police fed 96 bananas to a thief who had stolen and swallowed a gold chain in order to speed the item’s recovery. Damu Gupta, 28, snatched the necklace from a doctor on a train and swallowed it when his victim called for help. “Gupta vehemently claimed he was innocent,” said police, but an ultrasound exam revealed a chain in his abdomen. Officers began feeding the thief bananas, and the piece of jewelry was soon passed and recovered.