Two men have been killed by -wielding chickens during brutal cockfights in India.
They bled to death at shows in India after being slashed by the birds, which had blades strapped to their feet.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that the men were killed on Sunday during cockfights in India
The first victim was tying blades to his prized rooster’s feet ahead of a fight in Andra Pradesh when scared by the crowd, it started flapping.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that cockerel sliced Rao’s leg and wrist, causing him to start bleeding heavily.
Rao, 43, was rushed to the hospital, where he died.
Meanwhile, a 20-year-old man was in the audience of a cockfight in East Godavari when he was pounced on by one of the featured critters.
It left deep cuts on his body, and he died on the way to the hospital, reports New Indian Express.
Cops are investigating both deaths.
Cockfighting is popular in India’s South-East, with many people watching shows during the Hindu festival Sankranti – which falls on January 15.
Indian authorities made the vicious sport illegal in 1960, with courts upholding the ban in 2016.
In 2018, however, the Supreme Court gave the green light for cockfighting to be held in a traditional way – without blades and gambling.
But despite it being forbidden many still opt to strap knives to their prized birds.
One fan said: “Cockfights are the biggest attractions in Godavari and parts of Krishna and Guntur districts during the three-day Sankranti festival. My family and I have come to Bhimavaram all the way from Bengaluru to witness the game live.”
It came after six people were horrifically sliced to death by glass-encrusted kite strings after a blood-drenched festival in India.
Three children, including a baby, are among the dead after the day of celebration in Gujarat turned sinister on Saturday.
The spectators’ throats were sliced open by the razor-sharp strings used by “kite fighters” at the annual Uttarayan festival.
Huge crowds had gathered to watch the spectacle in the sky, where participants battle to slice their opponent’s cords.
The mid-air tussle for triumph tragically saw two baby girls, aged two and three, and a boy, seven, bleed to death in front of their helpless parents.