A white tiger mauled and killed a youth after he fell into the animal’s moat in the Delhi zoo on Tuesday.
The incident created a sensation and word soon spread through the India, with photos and video of the tiger.
According to eyewitnesses and zoo officials the young man Maqsood, 22, a resident Delhi, while crossing the stand off barrier of the white tiger’s fell into the moat.
The tiger, named Vijay, which was some distance away, saw the man in the concrete moat and bounded up to him.
An agitated crowd began screaming and throwing stones to deter the tiger, but in vain. After swiping at Maqsood once, the tiger killed him by crushing his neck with a single bite.
*Photo Courtesy “India Today”
The police, Maqsood’s father told them of his son’s mental problem but he did not show any medical documents to support this claim.
Another eyewitness “Himanshu” told India Today reporter that the “The man was cowering in fear and appeared to be pleading with folded hands to the tiger to spare him.”
* Watch Video of Delhi zoo Incident (Minors are strictly prohibited) .. CLICK HERE
The crowd threw stones? It may have detered the tiger for a few seconds but certainly not long enough to save a life. Where on earth were the officials to take immediate action to say dart him. I think possibly this boys life could of been saved. I have seen others tactics in real life situations just like this where the outcome has been good. Throwing stones will not deter this curious cat.
According to Indian News channels and other sources, the tiger kept on watching for 10 to 15 minutes, then crowd started tossing stones and making noises, tried to divert the tiger's attention, then the tiger seize upon on the young man with his foot and pulled him within his enclosure by his neck.
The curator of the National Zoological alleged that the young man himself crawled down upon the tigers den and later on realised how fool he was to do so. (What a lame statement)
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Jaffar Ali in actual zoo authorities are responsible.
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Aaiez Ali @ no one asked him to cross the boundary even to take the picture of white tiger
Watch Video of incident @ https://photonews.com.pk/footage-delhi-zoo-incident-man-mauled-death-tiger/
Aaiez Ali @ thats not an excuse to get away with a crime, we have also responsibilities not to cross the security perimeters defined by the authority, even i have need audience crosses the defined perimeters by the zoo authorities to take picture
Why did it take zoo keepers so long to get there shoot the tiger with sleeping darts or something ? They had time
The man deliberately climbed a fence and jumped into the enclosure despite being warned not too! He didn't fall.