Odisha shocker: Actor playing demon in Ramayana kills pig on stage, eats its raw meat in full public view
Live MintA gruesome act of animal cruelty came to light in the Ganjam district of Odisha, where a theatre actor playing the role of a demon in Ramayana killed a pig on stage, ripped open its stomach and ate its raw meat in full public view. The shocking incident took place in Ralab village within the Hinjili police station limits of Ganjam district on November 24. "We have registered a case against the theatre actor who killed the pig and ate its meat in the theatre and arrested him," said Hinjili police station inspector-in-charge Srinibas Sethy. To attract the audience, the theatre group displayed snakes while the actor brutally ripped open the stomach of a live pig with a sharp knife, which was tied to the ceiling of the stage and ate some of the organs in full public view, he said.