Over 500 People held for Protesting in support of jallikattu
Amid protests against the ban on
Jallikattu, police have detained over 500 people at various places in some
southern districts for attempting to organise the bull taming sport, reported
ANI.
Youths were detained at
Mudakathan, Alanganallur, Palamedu and Vilangudi in Madurai district, at
Nallampatti in Dindigul district and Pottuchavadi in Thanjavur district of
Tamil Nadu for trying to hold the sport defying the apex court ban. A large
posse of police personnel was deployed as hundreds of youths from different
parts of the state started thronging the village after news spread that
Jallikattu would be conducted defying the Supreme Court ban.
A large number of security
personnel, including from armed reserve and special battalions from other
districts, have been deployed in the village, which is famous for the bull
taming sport, to prevent attempts to conduct the event, police said. Tension
prevailed in the area as people gathered in large numbers after news spread
that Jallikattu would be conducted at venues where the event was held
previously. Police said they were maintaining a strict vigil and would not
allow bulls to be released into the crowd. Check posts and barricades have been
set up enroute to Alanganallur village in Madurai district and all the exit and
entry points were sealed to check bringing of bulls from other areas for
holding of Jallikattu. Local people hoisted black flags in many places
protesting the ban on the sport.
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