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Indian rooster kills owner with cockfight blade

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Agence France-Presse

<p>NEW DELHI - A rooster fitted with a knife for an illegal cockfight in southern India has killed its owner, sparking a manhunt for the organizers of the event, police said Saturday.</p><p>The bird had a knife attached to its leg ready to take on an opponent when it inflicted serious injuries to the man&#x27;s groin as it tried to escape, officers said.</p><p>The victim died from loss of blood before he could reach a hospital in the Karimnagar district of Telangana state earlier this week, local police officer B. Jeevan told AFP.</p><p>The man was among 16 people organizing the cockfight in the village of Lothunur when the freak accident took place, Jeevan said.</p><p>The rooster was briefly held at the local police station before it was sent to a poultry farm.</p><p>&quot;We are searching for the other 15 people involved in organizing the illegal fight,&quot; Jeevan said.</p><p>They could face charges of manslaughter, illegal betting and hosting a cockfight.</p><p>Cockfights are banned but still common in rural areas of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Odisha states -- particularly around the Hindu festival of Sankranti.</p><p>Specially-bred roosters have 7.5-centimetre (three-inch) knives or blades tethered to their legs and punters bet on who will win the gruesome fight.</p><p>Thousands of roosters die each year in the battles which, despite the efforts of animal rights groups, attract large crowds.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/05/20/dilg-mga-sabungan-bawal-pa-rin-buksan">DILG: Mga sabungan bawal pa rin buksan</a></li></ul><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LKlaWhkmXak?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>A rooster fitted with a knife for an illegal cockfight in southern India has killed its owner, sparking a manhunt for the organizers of the event, police said Saturday.<br /> </p>

A rooster fitted with a knife for an illegal cockfight in southern India has killed its owner, sparking a manhunt for the organizers of the event, police said Saturday.