Instead of goat, drunk man cuts throat of another man during animal sacrifice

Amid Sankranti celebrations in Andhra Pradesh`s Chittoor district on Sunday (January 16), a shocking incident saw a man holding a sacrificial goat get slaughtered instead of the animal by a drunk man performing the ritual.

According to police, a man who was in an inebriated condition and holding a knife to slaughter a goat cut the throat of one of the persons holding the animal.

A profusely bleeding Suresh (35) was rushed to government hospital at Madanapalle where he succumbed to his injuries.

This happened when a group of people were sacrificing the animal as part of the tradition at Valasapalle in Madanapalle rural mandal.

People in the village every year sacrifice the animals and offer them at the local Yellamma temple during Sankranti celebrations.

Police arrested the accused identified as Chalapati, who was drunk. A police officer said they were conducting further investigation.