Crores bet on ‘banned’ cockfights in Andhra

Crores bet on ‘banned’ cockfights in Andhra

Crores of rupees changed hands as defying the police ban, people in parts of Andhra Pradesh bet on cockfights as part of Sankranti festival. Despite the ban, cockfights were organised openly in villages in some districts, mainly in the coastal Andhra region. Powerful politicians of all hues, celebrities and businessmen, who consider the cockfights a […]