Vijayawada CP allows cockfight during Sankranti festival

 Vijayawada: Vijayawada Police Commissioner Dwaraka Tirumala Rao said cockfights will be allowed if they are conducted in a traditional way.

As cockfighting is the part of Sankranti festival police have taken this decision. CP warned the cockfight organizers, that strict actions will be taken if they tie knives or blades to the legs of the roosters.

In Vijayawada Commissionerate limits 250 Bind over cases has been registered so far. Tirumala Rao said.