Tamil Nadu, January 15: A 19-year-old spectator was reportedly gored toย deathย by a bull during theย controversial bull-taming sport,ย Jallikattu, today inย Madurai. Jallikattuย started inย Tamil Nadu after a gap of three years in view of theย ban.

As per the tradition, a bull was released into the crowd of contestants enclosed within a fence, where each tried to grab the hump of the bull and tried to ride it as long as possible. However, the raging bull reportedly jumped into the packedย grandstands. It was then when the young boy at the end of theย arenaย was gored toย death.

Theย Supreme Courtย bannedย Jallikattuย in 2014 after the complaints of extreme animal cruelty. Last year, after massive protests, the state enacted a law to bypass the top court's verdict.