40-year-old temple manager gored to death by mighty bull in Sullia

June 7, 2016

Mangaluru, Jun 7: In a horrific incident, a 40-year-old man died after being gored by a strong and mighty bull at Ajapila Bellare village in Sullia taluk of Dakshina Kannada district.

The victim has been identified as Narayana, manager of Sri Mahalingeshwara temple, Ajapila Bellare. A native of Kalanjeri, Pailar, Narayana was residing at Bellare and had held the post of manager in the temple for more than a decade.

The killer bull is also part of the same temple and is being looked after the temple management. According to sources, Narayana was fond of this bull and he used to feed it from his hands.

The tragedy occurred on Monday morning, when Narayana tried to bring the bull, which was tied at a little distance away, back to the temple premises as usually.

As soon as the clueless man approached the beast, it turned violence, attacked him pierced him with its horns. Horrified onlookers watched as he suffered fatal injuries and breathed his last on the spot.

The police have registered a case. The body was handed over to the police after post-mortem. Investigations are on.

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Bull is animal not god. Its proved to the foolish group of worshipper by killing narayana.

He must be member of go rakshaka brigade...

what? is it bull or elephant?

really sad, what this animal make to kill this person.

God's Act!!!

reason behind this accident was brutality to the animal.

Act of god, he would be corrupt that bull killed him for his sin.

why bull was being used in the temple, its not a mother of hindus may be father

he is a lucky person, being killed by god's bull.

bull must be given to make flush out.

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