Bulls broke throug­h barric­ades separa­ting fans from the action in the arenaNEW DELHI: At least two spectators were gored to death at a bull-wrestling festival in India that animal activists say is cruel and want banned, police said on Monday. The bulls broke through barricades separating fans from the action in the arena on Sunday in Pudukottai, a town in Tamil Nadu where thousands had swarmed to watch the Jallikattu festival. Indian man mauled to death by lion in Punjab zooMore than 100 people have been hurt since the festival, an annual fixture in southern Tamil Nadu state, kicked off Wednesday. India’s Supreme Court outlawed Jallikattu in 2016 after animal rights groups argued the bulls were grossly abused during the festival. Under pressure, the state government issued an executive order over-riding the court’s judgement and Jallikattu went ahead a year later.

Source: The Express Tribune January 21, 2019 10:18 UTC