Three people were killed in illegal manjuvirattu events held in Salem and Krishnagiri districts on Saturday night.
During An Illegal Manjuvirattu held at Keeripatti near in Samalem district on Saturday night, A Spreccector of the same locality, M. Kasi, Alias Periyasamy, 65, was beaten with a membrane.
Police said that after a manjuvirattu event held without permission at Pukkampatti near Mecheri, a bull mauled farmer Rajkumar (57) of the same locality. He suffered serious injuries and later died in hospital.
In the Other Manjuvira held at KaveriPatinam in Krishnagri district on Saturday evening, R. Elavarasan, 39, of Mozhikkal Savlor was murdered by a bull while watching the event.
Earlier on Saturday afternoon, two persons, including a woman, were killed in illegal manjuvirattu events held at Kondaiyampalli and Sentharapatti in Salem district. On Saturday alone, four people were killed in illegal manjuvirattu events in Salem district and one in Krishnagiri district.
One dies in Vellore
In Vellore, K. Thilakara, 65, a wage laborer from Arani in Tiruvannamalai, who had gone to watch a bull race at Govinda Reddy Palayam village, was killed on Sunday due to injuries sustained by a charging bull. The incident occurred when he was crossing the race track. He sustained injuries on his chest and was taken to Government Medical College Hospital, Vellore, where he was declared brought dead.
Published – 18 Jan 2026 22:38 IST
