Student mauled to death after he slips and falls inside tiger enclosure

September 23, 2014 14:56

Update on the tragic incident in the Delhi zoo.

Eyewitnesses say that the Std XII student accidentally fell into the tiger's enclosure while trying to take a closer look at the white tiger. The tiger, said eyewitnesses, mauled and dragged the boy into the enclosure.

Even though the police were quick to arrive, eyewitnesses say there were no security guards around the enclosure and nobody came to help the victim after the attack.

The tiger grabbed the boy by the scruff of his neck and dragged him into the enclosure, say eyewitnesses. Authorities are still not very sure about the boy's identity.

Pic: The student's body inside the tiger enclosure

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