KNIVES OUT: Two men in India killed by bladed roosters

Denette Wilford
Published Jan 19, 2023  •  1 minute read
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A pair of fighting cocks do battle during a cock-fight in a village in the Jalandhar district of northern Punjab state on December 13, 2012. (Photo credit: SHAMMI MEHRA/AFP via Getty Images)
A pair of fighting cocks do battle during a cock-fight in a village in the Jalandhar district of northern Punjab state on December 13, 2012. (Photo credit: SHAMMI MEHRA/AFP via Getty Images) Photo by Shammi Mehra/AFP /Getty Images

Two men in India were killed by knife-wielding roosters — in separate brutal incidents.

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The men were watching cockfights in different districts – Kakinada and East Godavari – on Sunday to mark the three-day Hindu festival of Sankranti, New India Express reported.

The victim in Kakinada, Gande Suryapraksha Rao, prepared his rooster for a fight by tying blades to its claws.

The animated crowd, however, spooked Rao’s prized cock, causing it to fly in the air and landed on the owner, which resulted in the bladed claws slashing the victim’s leg.

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Rao was rushed to hospital but was DOA.

That same night, in the East Godavari district, an unlucky spectator identified by the outlet as K Padmaraju was standing too close to the action when a bladed bird sliced a key nerve in the fan’s hand during the fight.

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Padmaraju bled out on the way to hospital where he was declared dead.

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Cockfights are banned in the country yet are still common in rural areas, particularly around Sankranti celebrations.

Specially bred roosters have knives or blades affixed to their legs and spectators bet on which will win the horrific fight.

It is considered a cognizable offence under India’s Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act to incite any animal to fight and to organize such fights.

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