A tiger fatally mauled a 19-year-old farm worker in Pakistan after a social media content creator had the animal let out of its cage so he could film a video with it, and police have arrested the creator and the farm's owner.
Tiger Attack in Pakistan
Tiger Kills Farm Worker During Video Shoot
Police in Pakistan arrested a content creator and a farm owner after a tiger taken out of its cage for a video shoot fatally mauled a 19-year-old worker.
The frightening moments of the attack| צילום: Photo: Social media
According to Kikar HaShabbat, content creator Nouman Hassan asked for the tiger to be released from its enclosure for the shoot. During filming, the animal attacked Talha, a 19-year-old who worked on the farm, leaving him critically injured. He was rushed to hospital but died of his wounds. The attack was captured on video.
Police arrested Hassan along with the farm's owner, identified as Fayaz. Hassan is suspected of initially trying to claim that the young man had been attacked by a dog, but the police investigation found that the victim had been mauled by the tiger.
Investigators are now examining whether the farm held a license to keep the tiger and whether the required safety measures were in place. Police stressed that human lives cannot be put at risk for the sake of entertainment or the desire to produce content for social media.
