Chor Police (), also known as Chor Sipahi, is an outdoor

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played by children in

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. The game is usually played by children divided into two teams with no limit of players. One team acts as police and another one acts as thieves within a

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. Police players chase chor (thieves) in an attempt to catch and mark them defeated.

Rules

Since the game revolves around cops and thieves,

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has to catch the

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in order to defeat opposite team. Once the team is defeated after a successful run-and-catch, police has to play the role of thieves and hence thieves become police and it continues

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until the game ends.

Origin

The Chor Police game is played in several countries under different names and with a set of different

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formed by local players. Its origin is not known.

References

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