Odisha theatre actor playing demon in Ramayana kills pig on stage, eats meat raw; arrested
Hindustan TimesA 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. Bimbadhar Gouda, a 45-year-old theatrical performer who played a demon in a Ramayana production, was arrested for tearing open a live pig's guts and eating its raw meat while performing in the Ganjam region of Odisha. "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.