48 bull-tamers injured in Palamedu jallikattu
Madurai, Jan 16: At least 48 competitors were injured, 14 of them seriously, in the bull-taming sport 'jallikattu' held at Palamedu near here as part of the Pongal festivities Wednesday, officials said.
The 14 bull tamers had been hospitalised while the others with minor injuries were treated at the medical centre at the venue itself, they said.
Palamedu is one of the famous venues for jallikattu in the district and more than 500 tamers took part in the event held in seven rounds and closely monitored by officials.
Though 602 bulls were chosen to take part in the sport, 125 bulls were not allowed to participate for different reasons.
There were prizes to the tamers and the bulls as well, officials said.
The first prize - a car - went to a bull owned by Prabhu as it could not be tamed by anyone.
Prabhakaran got the first prize for taming the maximum number of bulls while Ajay and Karthik won the second and third prize respectively.
For the first time, the government has introduced the Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana insurance scheme for the bull-tamers at the event with a death cover of Rs two lakh each at a premium of Rs 12 each.
District Collector S Natarajan has said the spectators too would be covered and they could insure themselves.
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4 held for sexually assaulting woman, girl on moving bus after social media alert in UP's Agra
Agra (UP) (PTI): Four people were arrested, after a prompt response by police following a social media alert, for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman and a girl inside a moving bus here, officials said on Tuesday.
According to an official police statement, at 12:27 am on April 27, information was received on the social media platform X about an incident of sexual assault on a bus travelling from Kanpur to Ahmedabad, which was approaching Namner crossing in Agra.
Acting under the direction of Police Commissioner Deepak Kumar, the Agra Police social media team immediately alerted the Rakabganj police station within minutes and coordinated with the victims to confirm the incident and obtain the exact location, it stated.
Police teams launched intensive checking at Namner crossing and intercepted the bus as it reached the spot. The four accused involved in the incident were apprehended on the spot, and legal action was initiated against them, the statement said.
The police said the swift response and coordination between the social media team and field units ensured timely action, bringing relief to the victims and other passengers, who expressed gratitude towards the police, it added.
