Will you drink five extra shots of Tequila or finish 5 pints of beer under 15 minutes, to win Rs 10,000? Hell yeah, why not! Well, that's the first reaction most of us usually have when thrown in similar circumstances. Even if there's no money involved, even if it's just a friendly challenge between friends, people are still ready to go to any lengths to win.

But, what most of us don't realise is that a bet cannot be more important or valuable than your life. And this 55-year-old man's death is a hard-hitting and sad lesson for all of us.

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The 55-year-old man was a farmer from Uganpur village in Bareilly's Izzatnagar. He placed, what he thought was a harmless bet, with his nephew where he had to drink four quarters of country-made liquor under 20 minutes. The loser was to pay for all the 8 quarters that were bought. Reportedly, there were nine more people, including the man's son, when the bet was placed.

According to his son, the man won the bet by finishing all the liquor in 10 minutes, without adding water. While he may have won the bet, he paid a huge price for it because an hour later the man started vomitting blood and died.

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His son told The Times Of India, "I am not sure exactly what happened to my father after drinking alcohol. He was forced by Pradeep to place a bet and the liquor was brought by someone else. We have given a complaint to police to identify the reason behind my father's death and take action against the guilty."

According to the cops, he died from excessive drinking, but they are not ruling out other possibilities too and are now waiting for the autopsy report.

This is not the first time that someone lost his life over a bet. Earlier, a man in UP died after eating 41 eggs as part of a challenge.

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