Police said here on Monday that the two brothers were murdered late Sunday night.
According to Police there was an enmity between two groups over taming a bull during a Jallikattu event held on June 22 last at Panangudi village in Sivaganga.
On knowing the rival group was camping at the Eucalyptus grove, another group went there and attacked A.Jayasurya and his brother A.Subash, both hailing from Nachikulam in neighbouring Madurai district with sickles killing them on the spot, while three of their accomplices managed to escape under the cover of darkness and lodged a complaint with Kalayarkoil police station.
Based on their information, police rushed to the spot, recovered the bodies, and sent them to the government hospital for post-mortem.
Kalayarkoil police have registered a case and are searching for the assailants.
