Theatre actor playing demon in 'Ramayana' kills pig on stage, eats meat raw; arrested
FirstpostIn addition to the actor, Bimbadhar Gouda, one of the organisers of the performance that was held in Ralab village near the Hinjili police station on November 24 A 45-year-old theatre actor playing the role of a demon in Ramayana was arrested after he ripped the stomach of a live pig on stage and ate its meat in Odisha’s Ganjam district, police said. In addition to the actor, Bimbadhar Gouda, one of the organisers of the performance that was held in Ralab village near the Hinjili police station on November 24, was also taken into custody for violating the Wildlife Protection Act and causing cruelty to animals. “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 said. According to Srinibas Sethy, inspector-in-charge of the Hinjili police station, the theatrical troupe put on a gory performance to draw crowds during the Kanjianal Yatra festival.