Lioness kills farm worker during TikTok video shoot in Lahore
Two people have been arrested and a case registered against farm owners, with the DIG Operations spokesperson saying the TikTok hobby cannot outweigh a human life.
A lioness fatally mauled a 19-year-old farm worker at a farmhouse in Lahore's Kahna area on Wednesday, the spokesperson for DIG Operations Faisal Kamran said, DIG Operations spokesperson Faisal Kamran said.
Punjab Wildlife officials said legal proceedings began after they received information about the incident.
The injured worker, Talha, was taken to a private hospital, where he died, the police spokesperson said.
Police registered a case against the owners of the breeding farm and arrested two people, the spokesperson said.
The arrested men were identified as farmhouse owner Fayyaz, also known as Faizi, and TikToker Nomaan, the spokesperson said.
Nomaan had gone to the farmhouse to shoot a TikTok video when the lioness got out of control, the spokesperson said.
The attack on Talha was initially presented as a dog attack in an attempt to hide the facts, the spokesperson said.
Police found the circumstances suspicious and began an inquiry, which revealed the lioness attack, the spokesperson said.
Talha's body was sent to a morgue for a post-mortem examination, police said.
The lioness was handed over to Punjab Wildlife custody from the farmhouse, officials said.
DIG Operations said a TikTok hobby could not come before a human life, and all aspects of negligence and the attempt to conceal the incident would be investigated.
The spokesperson said that no one could be allowed to put human lives at risk in the name of a hobby or entertainment.
