Seven people, mostly spectators and a bull owner, died in Jallikattu and Manjuvirattu events held in Tamil Nadu on the day of Kaanum Pongal. Two bulls also died in separate incidents. A bull died in Pudukkottai, while a bull owner and his bull died in Siravayal Manjuvirattu in Sivagangai, police said.
At Manjuvirattu in Sirvayal in Sivagangai district, Thanesh Raja of Naduvikottai Keela Aavandhipatti village, who had brought his bull to participate in the event, died when his bull fell into a field well at Kambanur while running away from the arena. I fell in.
Both the king and his ox drowned when he jumped into the well to catch the animal. About 130 people were injured in Manjuvirattu, including 150 herders and 250 bulls. Subbaiah, a spectator from Devkottai, was gored by a bull and died on the way to hospital.
At least 70 people, mostly spectators, were injured when P Periyasamy, 55, of Mettupatti village near Vadipatti in Madurai’s Alanganallur, was gored on the neck by a raging bull, police said. Periyasamy was declared dead at Rajaji Government Hospital in Madurai.
Two spectators were killed and 148 people, including bull owners and bull trainers, were injured at four separate Jallikattu events in Tiruchirappalli, Karur and Pudukottai districts. Kulanthaivelu, a 60-year-old spectator from Samutharam near Kuzumani in Karur district, died at Jallikattu events in RT Malai.
C. Perumal, a 70-year-old spectator, died at Mahadev Patti Jallikattu in Pudukottai district, police said. 607 bulls and 300 cattle herders participated in Jallikattu. During this, 10 people including cattle herders and spectators were injured.
Around 19 people were injured in the Vanniyan Viduthi Jallikattu in Pudukottai district.
A 30-year-old man died in a bull race ‘Eruthu Veedum Vizha’ competition held at Basthalapalli in Krishnagiri district, while a 45-year-old man died in a bull attack at Sentharapatti in Salem district, police said.
