Hori Habba: Former MLA suffers injury in Shikaripur taluk

Former MLA for Shikaripur, B.N. Mahalingappa suffered injuries during Hori Habba, a accepted bull-catching festival, astatine Balligavi colony successful Shikaripur taluk connected Friday.

Mahalingappa was among the spectators successful beforehand of a location successful the village, erstwhile the bull gored him. He fell connected the ground. The villagers took him to infirmary successful Shikaripur. He suffered insignificant injuries and returned location aft treatment. The video clip of the bull contention successful which the erstwhile MLA suffered injuries has gone viral connected societal media platforms.

Mr. Mahalingappa represented Shikaripur successful the Legislative Assembly aft defeating BJP person B.S. Yediyurappa successful the 1999 elections.

Hori Habba, is simply a accepted festival successful the portion aft Deepavali festival. A bull is made to tally connected a track, and participants vie to drawback it. The lawsuit attracts immense crowds, and determination person been incidents of deaths during the lawsuit successful the past.

Shivamogga SP G.K. Mithun Kumar told The Hindu that the territory medication and the constabulary had imposed galore restrictions connected the lawsuit to guarantee the information of the participants. “We person insisted that the villagers, organising the event, instrumentality sentiment of the section constabulary and support from the DC. We person besides asked them to guarantee information measures, including putting up the barricades.