Supreme Court of India in 2015, and the Hyderabad High Court in 2016, upheld the ban. In January 2018, the Supreme Court allowed the sport to be held in a traditional way, without the use of knives and blades and without gambling or betting. Despite the ban, cockfighting is still popular in Andhra Pradesh, with an estimated amount over being wagered in the state during a three-day period in 2019. More than 200,000 roosters have been used in cockfights in the state. Incidents In 2010, in West Midnapore of the state of West Bengal, a man was killed by his rooster, which pierced his neck with a blade attached to its leg. In 2019, in Pragadavaram, Andhra Pradesh, a spectator succumbed to the injuries inflicted by a rooster. It reportedly sunk the blade tied to its leg into his abdomen during a cockfight. In 2021, in Telangana state, the owner of a rooster fitted with a blade was killed after it impaled him in the groin as he attempted to recapture it after an escape attempt. Popular culture The 2001 Malayalam film Kannaki directed by Jayaraj is a reimagining of the play Antony and Cleopatra told in the background of cockfighting tournaments in Kerala. The plot of the 2011 Tamil-language film Aadukalam directed by Vetrimaran is centred around cockfights. References External links Culture of Andhra Pradesh Cockfighting