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DJ booked after loud music at wedding 'scares' 140 chickens to death in Uttar Pradesh
Updated On: 29 April, 2026 07:39 PM IST | Sultanpur (UP) | mid-day online correspondent
According to experts, exposure to very loud noise can cause severe stress in birds and animals. In extreme cases, such stress may lead to cardiac arrest, which could explain the deaths reported at the poultry far, an official said
In his complaint, the farm owner that the sudden and intense noise frightened the chickens, leading to their deaths. Representational Pic/File/iStock
The police in Uttar Pradesh booked a DJ and has launched a probe after a poultry farm owner in Dariyapur village alleged that around 140 chickens died after being exposed to extremely loud music played during a wedding procession, reported the PTI.
The incident reportedly took place on the night of April 25 when a wedding procession passed near the farm.
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