11-year-old boy among 2 gored to death at bull taming event venue in TN

January 17, 2024 22:54

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Two persons, including a 11-year old boy, were gored to death at the venue of a bull taming event held at Siravayal near in Sivaganga on Wednesday.

According to the police, two spectators, the boy and a youth in his thirties, were seriously wounded when they were attacked by bulls at the venue of 'Manjuvirattu'.

They eventually succumbed to their injuries.

'Manjuvirattu' is a kind of bull taming sport like 'Jallikattu.'

It is held in several parts of Tamil Nadu. A senior police official told PTI, "These were accidental deaths. Both of them died on the spot."

The boy and the youth were injured after being mauled by the bulls near a spot designated for the 'collection' of animals, he added. -- PTI

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