Visakhapatnam police geared up to curb cockfighting during Sankranti festival
The Hindu
Apart from binding over some main organisers the District Police have taken up an extensive awareness campaign
Though cockfight during the festival is much rampant and organised and much bigger and grand scale in the districts of East and West Godavari and Krishna and Guntur, it does take place in some areas in Visakhapatnam district and the hotbeds are Narsipatnam, Nathavaram, Kotauratla, Ravikamatam and Kasimkota.
Last year, the District Police booked close to 40 cases, arrested over 100 organisers and punters and seized close to 50 roosters that were used for the fight and betting.
To begin with the campaign against the blood sport, this year the district police have already bound over a number of organisers.
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