A casual post-dinner chat among neighbors in Kolar turned into a fitness challenge, resulting in a middle-aged man losing Rs 4 lakh. Four women walked 15km to a nearby town, defying his claim that they couldn't handle the trek, winning Rs 1 lakh each in the process.
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