Thirty-one persons were injured in a jallikattu held at Theerampatti village near Manapparai in Tiruchi district on Sunday.
According to official sources, 731 bulls were released one after the other in the event and 314 tamers participated. Thirty-one persons – five spectators, 18 bull tamers, seven bull owners and a policeman – were injured during the event. Two of the injured bull tamers were referred to the Government Hospital at Manapparai and the others were treated as outpatients at the venue.
