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Two persons gored to death at Jallikattu venue in Tamil NaduA 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.
ETB Sivapriyan
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<div class="paragraphs"><p>A man tries to take control of a bull as he participates in the 'Jallikattu'.</p></div>

A man tries to take control of a bull as he participates in the 'Jallikattu'.

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Chennai: Two persons, including a minor boy, were gored to death by a bull during a manjuvirattu (bull-chasing sport) event in Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday. Rahul, a 12-year-old boy, died when the bull, which was released by its owner, came and hit him as he was sitting inside the spectators' gallery.

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A 36-year-old man also died in the event when a bull gored him to death, police said, adding that about 70 people were injured during the event. Manjuvirattu is much like Jallikattu - which is played across southern districts of Tamil Nadu in different names.

The incident took place when Cooperation Minister K R Periyakaruppan and Sivaganga MP Karti P Chidambaram were witnessing the event.

Meanwhile, the world-famous Alanganallur jallikattu (bull-taming sport) also took place on Wednesday with over 800 bull tamers participating in the event. Over a dozen people were injured in the jallikattu event in Alanganallur, police said, adding that the first prize was bagged by Karthik, who tamed 18 bulls.

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(Published 17 January 2024, 16:04 IST)