Chennai, January 17: Though till now 3 have been killed in Tamil Nadu during Jallikattu, over 50 including tamers and spectators, have been injured at the event. The deceased are identified as Ramanathan (38) from Kazhanivasal, near Karaikudi and Kasi (25) from Sevoor in Pudukottai. The injured are being treated at the Tirupattur Government Hospital.
Further, 31 persons were injured in the Suriyur Jallikattu in the outskirts of Chennai on Monday. Out of the 31, 11 were spectators, 8 were bull tamers and 12 were bull owners. The seven-hour long event saw 447 bulls brought from different villages in Tiruchi, Thanjavur and Pudukottai. The 31 injured were admitted to Tiruchi’s Mahatma Gandhi hospital and others were treated on the spot by the medical camp set up in the village.
The Jallikattu being organised amid tight security after three years had participating bulls were cleared by a team of veterinary doctors before the race. Twenty-two tamers were also disqualified for flouting the guidelines.
The first recorded casualty in this year’s Jallikattu was 19-year-old Kalimuthu, who was gored to death by a bull on Monday, after he jumped the barricade near the collection point to get a better view of the race.