Man mauled to death after falling inside lions' enclosure at Bahawalpur Zoo

In a horrific incident, a man was mauled to death after he fell inside lions' enclosure in Bahawalpur, confirmed the Zoo administration. 

The incident occurred at around 11 am and the man was badly mauled by the lion and could not be saved in time. 

Authorities investigating the incident cited negligence on the part of the zoo management, Deputy Director Wildlife Syed Ali Usman Bukhari and Supervisor Kaleem Sarfraz.

Meanwhile, Bahawalpur deputy commissioner told media persons that Zoo staff came to know about a human shoe in the tiger’s mouth in the morning.

The staff got suspicious and looked inside and found a dead body, which was sent for forensic.

Bahawalpur DC cast doubts on the mental state of the victim. He questioned why any sane person would go inside of a tiger’s cage by himself. “Our staff count is full because the entire area surrounding the Tigers has been secured,” he added.

“From yesterday to today, no missing person report was reported either to the police or at the counter,” he further added.

“If the administration's shortcomings are revealed, action will be taken against it. I have also asked the guard, they are saying that there was no noise even at night,” Bahawalpur DC said.