A woman in India has been arrested over accusations that she hired a snake charmer to help kill her boyfriend.Mahi Arya is accused of hiring the snake charmer for 10,000 Indian rupee, or just over $122, to carry out the attack on her 32-year-old partner, Ankit Chauhan, according to a report from the Mirror.Arya, who was reportedly hoping to start a new life with a different partner, allegedly planned the attack to kill Chauhan for over two months and was inspired by the hit TV show, Crime Patrol. 2 ARRESTED IN SERBIA SUSPECTED OF SMUGGLING CUBANS TO SPAIN AS PART OF INTERNATIONAL CRIME GROUP A Sri Lankan snake charmer performs for crowds at the Galle Face promenade on Nov. 23, 2022, in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (Photo by Thilina Kaluthotage/NurPhoto via Getty Images)The woman allegedly invited Chauhan over and then let the cobra spring his attack, with the 32-year-old being bitten on both feet before eventually losing consciousness. From there, he was reportedly dragged into the back of a car and left for dead not far from the scene. JAIPUR, RAJASTHAN, INDIA APRIL 23: A file photo of a generic Indian snake charmer with a Cobra snake preforms for tourists near Hawa Mahal on April 23, 2022 in Jaipur, India. (Photo by Pallava Bagla/Corbis via Getty Images)A businessman reportedly stumbled upon Chauhan’s body the next day and reported it to police, who initially had mistaken the wounds on his feet for asphyxia, reasoning a loss of oxygen was responsible for his death. However, police were eventually alerted to the bite wounds on Chauhan’s feet by his sister, Isha Chauhan, prompting police to launch a manhunt for Arya, the snake charmer and her new partner.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPThe three were eventually arrested and face charges in the case. Michael Lee is a writer at Fox News. Follow him on Twitter @UAMichaelLee
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