Watch: Colombian Man's Bizarre ''Gunpoint Robbery'' Proposal Stuns Internet

A lot of time and effort goes into planning the perfect proposal when a man decides to go down on one knee to ask for his lover's hand in marriage. However, these days, people are ditching old-fashioned methods and coming up with unique ideas while popping the question. In one such ''bizarre'' proposal, a man in Colombia decided to pop the big question to his significant other in a fake armed robbery prank. 

A video of the incident that has gone viral on Instagram shows a man proposing to his girlfriend in the middle of the street after staging a fake gunpoint robbery. The video opens to show a red car pulling up to an intersection when all of a sudden, a pedestrian and two men on a motorcycle block its path. They demand the couple sitting inside the car to get out,  as one of the men points what looks like a concealed handgun at the woman. Two members of the gang then force the male to his knees while holding the woman in front of him. 

Then, in a wild plot twist, the men stop shouting and the kneeling man takes out a ring to propose to his girlfriend, amid claps. After realising it's a prank, the woman playfully slaps him repeatedly, as he slides the ring on her finger. The couple then hug and kiss, celebrating their engagement while his accomplices cheer them on. 

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While some were amused at the elaborate prank, others questioned why the young man thought this was a good idea. 

“You have to love someone wholeheartedly to be with them in health and sickness, in kidnappings or robberies,” one user joked. Another wrote, ''He almost gave the girl a heart attack, and he would have been left without a girlfriend.''

A third user commented, ''She took it so casually that I don't know whether to worry about the country's situation or think it's fake.'' 

A fourth added, ''How sad it is to have violence and insecurity so normalized.''