
Mahila Police to check roosterfights in W. G.
The Hindu
Police registered 1,006 cases, seized 1,739 fowls and recovered ₹47.93 lakh from organisers in last few months
The West Godavari police will rope in Women Protection Secretaries (Mahila Police) and press drones into service to keep track of roosterfight organisers, punters and gamblers during the Sankranti celebrations, Superintendent of Police Rahul Dev Sharma said.
“We have been taking steps to prevent cockfights for the last few months. Police registered 1,006 cases, seized 1,739 fowls and recovered ₹47.93 lakh from their possession in the last few months. Similarly, 2,034 cases were booked against gamblers and 9,638 were arrested in the district,“ the SP said.

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