A case of animal cruelty has come to light in Punjab’s Bathinda today, where the cops saved the life of a chicken from a fight organised in the village and are now providing security over to it.
The chicken was injured and has been sent to a hospital. The police have registered a case against three people.
A fight among chickens was organised in the Balluana village of Bhatinda and around 200 people were part of it, police official Nirmal Singh said. “We received information about the event and reached the spot. Everyone managed to flee but we found two chickens and a person,” he added.
One of the roosters was seriously injured and was sent for medical examination, where it was declared dead. Meanwhile, the other injured bird has been given a security cover and medical and food aid is being provided. A case has been filed against three people and 11 trophies have been recovered as well, Mr Singh said.
The rooster is evidence against the accused that can be used against them in court, the police said, adding that they were informed that the organisers were “troubling the animals”. The police said that the recovery of trophies suggests that a competition was organized though they did not recover from the spot during the raid.