Telangana: Rooster that accidentally killed its owner to be produced in court

In a bizarre incident the police in Telanganas Jagtiyal district will produce a rooster in court which accidentally killed its ownerThe knife tied to the leg of the bird accidentally cut into the groin of Thanugulla Satish 45 The incident occurred at Lothunur village on February 22 when the man brought the rooster for an illegal cockfight but it tried to set itself free from his clutchesSatish was injured when the kodi kathi as the knife tied tied to a roosters leg for cockfight is called cut into his groin The profusely bleeding man was rushed to a hospital where he was declared brought deadAs cockfight is banned the state a group of people had secretly organised cockfight near the Yellamma temple in the villageAfter the inquest the police brought the rooster to the Gollapalli police station where it was kept and looked after by the police personnel They also arranged food for itSome news channels on Friday reported that the police have arrested the rooster showing visuals of the bird tied at the police stationThe police however denied that the rooster was arrested or under police custodyGollapalli SHO B Jeevan clarified that the bird was neither arrested nor detained He said the police took the responsibility of protecting the rooster and shifted it to a farm houseWe will produce the rooster in court and follow the direction of the judge as to what to do next the SHO told IANSCockfights are common in parts of neighbouring Andhra Pradesh during Sankranti Despite the ban imposed by the courts a few years ago some people continue to oragnise cockfights during the festival Some groups also illegally organise cockfights in parts of TelanganaIn such cockfights speciallybred roosters are made to fight against each other with small knives or blades tied to their legs Punters bet lakhs of rupees on the fights which often end with the death of one of the two birds while a large number of people watch the bloody sport which they consider a part of their traditionThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever