Haveri: Three men lost their lives in separate incidents involving bulls during bull-taming contests and procession events held across Haveri district on Wednesday, coinciding with the Deepavali ‘Hatti Habba’ festivities.

The deceased were identified as Chandrashekhar Kodihalli (70), a retired HESCOM employee from Daneshwarinagar, Ghanisab Bankapur (75) from Devihosur village, and Bharath Hingameri (24) from Tilavalli village in Hanagal taluk, according to a report in Deccan Herald.

In the first incident, Chandrashekhar was walking along Old PB Road in Haveri town when a bull from the nearby ‘Kobbari Hori Habba’ bull-taming event near Veerabhadreshwar Temple broke loose and gored him fatally. He was rushed to Haveri District Hospital, where he was declared dead. The case falls under the

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