<p>Five people have been detained for using a live cobra while dancing to the tune of 'Main Naagin' song at a marriage procession in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, police said on Thursday.</p>.<p>A purported video that has gone viral on social media showed 'baraatis' (people from the bridegroom's side) dancing on the streets of Karanjia town on Wednesday night with a snake charmer hired by them displaying the reptile in his bamboo basket with its lid open.</p>.<p>Terrified locals informed the Forest Department, and its personnel reached the spot and rescued the cobra. Five people including the snake charmer were detained for misutilising the reptile, a police officer said.</p>.<p>Questioning is underway and action will be taken under Wildlife Protection Act, 1982, he said.</p>.<p>Snake Helpline convenor Suvendu Mallick said that in the video, the snake seemed frightened due to high decibel music played in the procession.</p>.<p>"The snake charmer must have removed the poisonous teeth of the cobra, which is also illegal. I demand strict action against the bridegroom and his father for allowing such a heinous act. This could be one of the first such cases in the country," he said.</p>.<p><strong>Watch latest videos by DH here:</strong></p>
<p>Five people have been detained for using a live cobra while dancing to the tune of 'Main Naagin' song at a marriage procession in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, police said on Thursday.</p>.<p>A purported video that has gone viral on social media showed 'baraatis' (people from the bridegroom's side) dancing on the streets of Karanjia town on Wednesday night with a snake charmer hired by them displaying the reptile in his bamboo basket with its lid open.</p>.<p>Terrified locals informed the Forest Department, and its personnel reached the spot and rescued the cobra. Five people including the snake charmer were detained for misutilising the reptile, a police officer said.</p>.<p>Questioning is underway and action will be taken under Wildlife Protection Act, 1982, he said.</p>.<p>Snake Helpline convenor Suvendu Mallick said that in the video, the snake seemed frightened due to high decibel music played in the procession.</p>.<p>"The snake charmer must have removed the poisonous teeth of the cobra, which is also illegal. I demand strict action against the bridegroom and his father for allowing such a heinous act. This could be one of the first such cases in the country," he said.</p>.<p><strong>Watch latest videos by DH here:</strong></p>