Close Call! Man Climbs Into Lion's Enclosure At Delhi Zoo, Rescued In Time
The man has been identified as Rehan Khan a 28-year-old man from Bihar He seems to be mentally unstable He was immediately brought out without any injury It appears that he deliberately went inside as the enclosures are heavily fortified to prevent such incidents.
Years back, a mentally challenged youth fell into a tiger's cage at Delhi zoo and an hour and a half later he was killed by the male tiger. Maqsood, the victim's father later told the police that he had been ¡®mentally disturbed¡¯ since the age of 11.
Now, another man created ruckus at Delhi zoo, when he entered a lion's enclosure and spent several moments close to the lion. It is still unknown why the man went inside the enclosure. A senior police officer revealed his identity. The man has been identified as Rehan Khan, a 28-year-old man from Bihar.
He said, "He's Rehan Khan, a 28-year-old man from Bihar. He seems to be mentally unstable. He was immediately brought out without any injury."
It appears that he deliberately went inside as the enclosures are heavily fortified to prevent such incidents. The video of the incident went viral on social media where the man is seen sitting in front of the lion and at one point he is seen lying down in front of the carnivore.
#WATCH Delhi: A man entered into enclosure of a lion at Delhi Zoo after climbing its metal grille. He was later brought out safely. DCP(Southeast)says "He's Rehan Khan, a 28-yr-old man from Bihar. He seems to be mentally unstable.He was immediately brought out without any injury" pic.twitter.com/t5n6bfPx7p
¡ª ANI (@ANI) October 17, 2019
Experts said that the man was ¡°extremely lucky¡± to have escaped from the enclosure that too without getting hurt. "A lion of this size can kill a human being within 15 seconds," said Anish Andheria of the Wildlife Conservation Trust.
Animal Rights activist Gauri Maulekhi questioned the security in the Delhi Zoo and said, "Even a few months back the lions' enclosure had been breached as there were no proper locks."
"Even if it is deliberate, surely the fencing is not high enough, so people are able to enter? There should be absolutely no scope of such incidents," added the activist.
She raised a very important question about the security that even if the act was deliberate, wasn¡¯t the fencing high enough to stop the man to cross it?
