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In India, two men have reportedly been killed by knife-wielding roosters during separate cockfights.
To mark the three day party of the Hindu Makar Sankrati festival, people gathered to hold cockfights in Kakinada and East Godavari districts on Sunday, according to reports.
During the Kakinada incident, Gande Suryapraksha Rao, the 43-year-old owner of one of the fighting roosters, bled to death after being chopped off by his prized rooster.
Rao allegedly bound blades to his cock before being intimidated by the mob. The bird then flew up and landed on Rao, causing the blades to severely cut his leg.
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Although the man was rushed to a local hospital, he was later pronounced dead.
In a separate incident in the East Godavari district, an onlooker, identified as K. Padmaraju, also bled to death after being struck in the hand.
Padmaraju, an Ananthapalli resident, was reportedly standing too close to a cockfight when one of the bladed roosters cut a key nerve in his hand.
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The man bled to death on the way to the hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
Although cockfighting is illegal under from India Animal cruelty prevention, it remains a common event especially during the Sankranti celebrations.
In the forbidden practice, participants attach knives or blades to the legs of their roosters. Meanwhile, spectators bet on which rooster will win the fight.
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