GUWAHATI, Nov 5: Arunachal Police have lodged an FIR against singer and music composer Kon Waii Son for killing a chicken by slitting its throat and then drinking its blood during a live stage performance.
Son was performing at Arunachal Pradesh capital Itanagar on Oct 27 when he slaughtered the chicken during his performance and later drank its blood.
The FIR was registered against him under section 325 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 11 of The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, reports said.
Incidentally, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India had filed a complaint with Itanagar Police following which the FIR was lodged and a case registered against the artist.
The incident left the audience in shock and horror and some of them objected to Son’s act prompting a quick apology from the artiste.
Kon Waii Son hails from Seppa in Arunachal Pradesh’s East Kameng district and is a singer, songwriter, and music composer.
