Tamil Nadu: 2 dead, 80 injured in Jallikattu event - News Summed Up

Tamil Nadu: 2 dead, 80 injured in Jallikattu event


Two spectators died, one of them gored by a bull, and 80 persons were injured in the 'jallikattu' (bull taming) sport at M Pudur area of the district today, police said. 32-year-old Thirunavakarau, an engineering graduate, died on the spot after he was attacked by the bull, while another man "died of shock" when another bull ran towards him. A total of 80 persons, mostly bull tamers, were injured in the event, they said. Besides this, five persons were injured in a clash between two groups of bull tamers over the reported wrong announcement of the prize winners by the organisers. Also read: Jallikattu 2.0: Students agitate in Tamil Nadu in solidarity with farmers' Jantar Mantar skull protestAlso read: Tamil Nadu farmers' plight: DMK calls for bandh on April 25


Source: India Today April 16, 2017 17:48 UTC



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