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A man died after being slashed by blade tied to a rooster in a cock fight in India, police said on Thursday.
The incident draws attention to the controversial practice, which continues in the country on a large scale despite a ban.
The victim, Saripalli Venkateswara Rao, 53, was holding the rooster at a death match in the village of Pragadavaram last week when it tried to struggle free, lashing out at its owner.
“Rao made efforts to hold on, but he got deep stab injuries from a small sharp knife attached to the rooster’s leg, which also slashed his main thigh vein, causing him to bleed profusely,” police officer M Snehita told dpa by phone on Thursday.

“He died on way to the hospital. Doctors said the incident shocked the man, causing a heart attack,” she added.
The incident took place on January 15, but reports emerged in Indian media only later, causing regional police to intensify a crackdown on such events.
“It’s a tragic incident, but ironic that the rooster bred to kill its opponent fowl and bring a bounty instead killed its owner … The rooster has escaped, we couldn’t trace it,” police officer P Rajesh said.
India’s Supreme Court has outlawed cockfighting as a violation of the country’s 1960 Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, which puts a ban on organising or inciting animal fights.
‘World’s most dangerous bird’ attacks and kills its owner
But tens of millions of rupees exchange hands as cockfights continue in several of India’s southern regions particularly during Makar Sankranti, a Hindu harvest festival, celebrated in mid-January.
Patronage by local politicians and large sums of money mean that police and law enforcement agencies look the other way, animal rights activists complain.


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Roosters attack each other during a cockfight as part of Jonbeel festival near Jagiroad, about 75 kilometers (47 miles) east of Gauhati, India, Friday, Jan. 17, 2020. Tribal communities like Tiwa, Karbi, Khasi, and Jaintia from nearby hills participate in large numbers in this festival, that signifies harmony and brotherhood amongst various tribes and communities, and exchange goods through an established barter system. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

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This picture taken on December 1, 2017 shows a bird getting displayed at a clandestine site where birds battle each other -- usually to the death -- in a gory spectacle known as tajen that meshes bloodsport with ancient Balinese Hindu traditions, in Karangasem, Bali. A volcano may be rumbling off in the distance, but for a group of Balinese men and their fighting roosters it's the roar of the crowd that says the show must go on. / AFP PHOTO / JUNI KRISWANTO / TO GO WITH: Indonesia-Bali-animal-social, FEATURE by Bagus SARAGIH

his picture taken on December 1, 2017 shows owners with their birds gathering at a clandestine site where birds battle each other -- usually to the death -- in a gory spectacle known as tajen that meshes bloodsport with ancient Balinese Hindu traditions, in Karangasem, Bali. A volcano may be rumbling off in the distance, but for a group of Balinese men and their fighting roosters it's the roar of the crowd that says the show must go on. / AFP PHOTO / JUNI KRISWANTO / TO GO WITH: Indonesia-Bali-animal-social, FEATURE by Bagus SARAGIH

A Balinese man holds cockerel at an evacuation center after being evacuated from Mount Agung volcano at Rendang in Karangasem Regency, on Indonesia's resort island of Bali on December 4, 2017. A volcano may be rumbling off in the distance, but for a group of Balinese men and their fighting roosters it's the roar of the crowd that says the show must go on. / AFP PHOTO / SONNY TUMBELAKA / TO GO WITH: Indonesia-Bali-animal-social, FEATURE by Bagus SARAGIH

This picture taken on December 1, 2017 shows men gathering at a clandestine site where birds battle each other -- usually to the death -- in a gory spectacle known as tajen that meshes bloodsport with ancient Balinese Hindu traditions, in Karangasem, Bali. A volcano may be rumbling off in the distance, but for a group of Balinese men and their fighting roosters it's the roar of the crowd that says the show must go on. / AFP PHOTO / JUNI KRISWANTO / TO GO WITH: Indonesia-Bali-animal-social, FEATURE by Bagus SARAGIH

This picture taken on December 1, 2017 shows a crowd gathering at a clandestine site where birds battle each other -- usually to the death -- in a gory spectacle known as tajen that meshes bloodsport with ancient Balinese Hindu traditions, in Karangasem, Bali. A volcano may be rumbling off in the distance, but for a group of Balinese men and their fighting roosters it's the roar of the crowd that says the show must go on. / AFP PHOTO / JUNI KRISWANTO / TO GO WITH: Indonesia-Bali-animal-social, FEATURE by Bagus SARAGIH

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Victim bled profusely after being slashed by blade tied to bird’s leg, then died on way to hospital after getting heart attack
Incident draws attention to controversial practice, which continues on large scale despite ban



Victim bled profusely after being slashed by blade tied to bird’s leg, then died on way to hospital after getting heart attack.


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