Visakhapatnam sources have stated that with the liquid cash crunch in ATMs and banks back to haunt the people during Sankranti festival in North Andhra districts and East Godavari, the organizers of cockfights and punters have taken the digital route for betting operations on cockfights.
According to sources most of the ATMs have been running dry and No cash' boards have been placed at nearly all the ATMs. Meanwhile as there is no currency available, the organizers of the bloody sport have decided to mitigate the liquid cash flow and go for digital transactions. Further an organizer of cockfights on condition of anonymity said that cockfight is a traditional betting game during Sankranti.
Moreover according to sources it was stated that
the punters are planning to invest between Rs 50,000 to Rs 1 lakh on each
cockfight in Vizag region. Further the city police chief T. Yoganand and SP
Rahul Dev Sharma said that they have formed special teams to check the
cockfighting and betting operations.
