Madhya Pradesh court to decide fate of two fighter roosters today

The police have been asked to produce two cockerels, seized from a cockfight in Khairi village on Sunday, before the presiding judge. They spent the last three days tied in separate corners of a cell at the Athner police station because they couldn’t stop fighting with each other.

Updated on: Jan 17, 2018, 23:33:54 IST

Hindustan Times, Bhopal | By Neeraj Santoshi

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A Betul court will play host to two very peculiar ‘witnesses’ on Thursday, and if sources are to be believed, theirs could be quite a disruptive presence.

There is a high probability of the cockerels being auctioned off on the court’s orders. (File photo/ HT)

The police have been asked to produce two cockerels, seized from a cockfight in Khairi village on Sunday, before the presiding judge. Sources said the feathered warriors spent the last three days tied in separate corners of a cell at the Athner police station because they couldn’t stop fighting with each other.

Police station in-charge Praveen Kumre said two people – Laxman Uike and Bapu Rao – were arrested for allegedly organising the cockfight at Khairi village, so local residents could place bets on the outcome. “We also seized nine two-wheelers during the raid. A case has been registered, and we are trying to identify the people who fled from the spot,” he added.

Kumre said the court would take a call on the cockerels’ fate. “Two birds seized in a similar case in Balaghat district were auctioned off on the orders of the local court,” he added.

Constable Rohit Kushwaha said the cockerels would have killed each other if they weren’t tied separately. “They are very aggressive. We have been feeding them well for the last three days, so they look nice for their court appearance,” he added.

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Neeraj Santoshi
Neeraj Santoshi is the Chief of Bureau for Hindustan Times in Uttarakhand, where he leads the state reporting team while covering government, politics, environment, wildlife, Uttarakhand High Court, and issues shaping the Himalayan region. With more than two decades in journalism across conflict zones, he has covered politically sensitive regions and environmentally fragile landscapes, and focused on stories that combine public interest with in-depth storytelling. An alumnus of Pune University with a Master’s in Communication Studies, he has reported extensively from Jammu & Kashmir (2003-2010), Madhya Pradesh (2010 to 2018 ) and Uttarakhand (Since 2018), covering subjects ranging from insurgency, elections and governance to wildlife conservation, mining, climate change, agriculture, human rights and social justice. He has covered politics and legislative assemblies of both Jammu & Kashmir and Madhya Pradesh over more than a decade. Before taking over as Chief of Bureau in Uttarakhand, he served as Special Correspondent with Hindustan Times in Madhya Pradesh and earlier reported for both Hindustan Times and The Indian Express in Jammu & Kashmir, where he covered state politics, environment and insurgency-related developments. Over the years, his stories have focused on environmental degradation, wildlife, illegal mining, governance and the changing social fabric of Himalayan states and Central India. He is particularly interested in long-form explanatory journalism, and stories that explore the intersection of ecology, conservation, governance and society. Outside the newsroom, Neeraj enjoys reading widely on neuroscience, consciousness studies, Artificial Intelligence and quantum physics, with a special interest in Kashmiri Tantric Shaivist traditions. He is also passionate about wildlife, mountaineering and the Himalayas, interests that continue to inform his reporting and deepen his understanding of the region he covers.Read More

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