LAHORE – A man was killed after being attacked by a lioness at a private farmhouse while allegedly making a TikTok video in the Kahna area of Lahore.
The Punjab Wildlife authorities have initiated legal proceedings after receiving information about the incident. The injured caretaker was shifted to a hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.
Wildlife officials said police had registered a case against the breeding farm owners and arrested two individuals.
DIG Operations spokesperson Faisal Kamran said Kahna Police had arrested farmhouse owner Fayyaz alias Faizi and TikToker Nauman in connection with the incident.
The lioness involved in the attack was taken into custody by the Wildlife Department and removed from the farmhouse.
A police official said Nauman had visited the farmhouse to record a TikTok video when the lioness reportedly went out of control and attacked a farm employee.
The victim, identified as 19-year-old Talha, sustained serious injuries in the attack. He was rushed to a private hospital for treatment but could not survive.
The spokesperson further revealed that an attempt was allegedly made to conceal the actual circumstances of the incident by presenting the lioness attack as an attack by a dog.
However, an examination of the suspicious circumstances led investigators to discover that the caretaker had been attacked by the lioness.
The deceased’s body was subsequently shifted to a mortuary for a post-mortem examination.
Police said a case was being registered and further legal proceedings were underway. Authorities are also investigating whether the farmhouse had the required licence to keep the lioness, whether adequate safety arrangements were in place and whether negligence contributed to the incident.
DIG Operations Faisal Kamran said the pursuit of TikTok content could never be considered more important than human life.
He added that all aspects of the alleged negligence and attempts to conceal the incident would be thoroughly investigated.
