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Birds dragged to court and sent to cage in gambling case
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As they rounded up about 1,800 gamblers, the police decided the birds were of a feather with their owners and deserved no better. <b>The beaked brawlers have been charged under the Andhra Pradesh Gaming Act as well as section 420 of the Indian Penal Code for fraud.</b>

The Kakinada court let the gamblers off with a fine of Rs 1,000 each but the birds must stay behind bars till they are auctioned.
Having already hosted them for several days, the police could be excused for feeling that a bit of misplaced zeal was now coming home to roost.

“These birds are fed high-protein diet by their keepers, costing about Rs 100 per day per bird. We can’t afford this,” grumbled inspector K.S.R. Murthy at Kakinada’s 1-Town police station, the cocks’ current address.

“Four days in police custody, and my birds have grown thin,” carped Potharaju, one of the gamblers.
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