New Delhi: A poultry farm owner has filed a police complaint after 140 chickens died following loud music at a wedding. He alleged that the birds died after the DJ at a wedding procession decided to up the volume to unbearable levels. He said that the procession passed through the area where his farm is located on the night of April 25. The incident happened in the state’s Sultanpur district.
Intense noise from DJ caused panic among chickens: Poultry owner
The complainant has been identified as Sabir Ali, who operates Sabir Ali Poultry Farm. According to a report in NDTV, on the night of April 26, the wedding procession of the daughter of Babban Vishwakarma, a local resident, was passing through the area. This procession had reportedly come from Ram Bhadra Purva in the Kudwar area and included a DJ, which was blaring music.
According to Ali’s complaint, the procession passed his farm at around 9:30 pm. The DJ was playing music at a very loud volume and this caused panic among the chickens, he said. He added that as a result of the loud music 140 of the chickens died within just a few hours.
He alleged in his complaint that the music was very high decibel and this caused the deaths of the poultry. He said that as a result of the noise, the chickens got frightened and died.
DJ Operator booked
Following the complaint, the Sultanpur police have booked DJ Operator, Kavi Yadav. He is a resident of Parsipur. The police are now investigating whether the DJ was playing music beyond the permissible limit.
The police are also investigating whether the deaths of the chickens was actually caused by the loud music or were there other factors involved. Experts quoted by NDTV said that high sound levels can cause stress among the birds and animals. This may sometimes even lead to cardiac arrest, they added.
So far there has been no response from the family which was holding the wedding. The DJ against whom the complaint was filed has also not said anything on the matter so far.