Arunachal Musician Booked For Killing Chicken, Drinking Blood On Stage

PETA India recommends that perpetrators of animal abuse undergo psychiatric evaluation and receive counselling, as abusing animals indicates a deep psychological disturbance.

Arunachal Pradesh Police registered an FIR against artist Kon Waii Son for publicly killing a chicken by slitting its throat and then drinking the bird's blood during a recent performance in Itanagar, officials said on Tuesday.

Police officials said that the FIR has been registered under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, and The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PCA) Act, 1960, against Kon Waii Son.

Kon Waii Son, who hails from Seppa in Arunachal Pradesh's East Kameng district, is a songwriter, composer, and musician.