KARACHI: A white lion attacked and seriously injured a keeper at a zoo in Karachi on Monday afternoon.
As per details, the 50-year-old, Peer Datta, was seriously injured as a lion attacked him during feeding.
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The zoo keeper was keeping the meat inside the cage of a white lion and lioness when the lion caught hold of his hand and attacked him.
Other employees of the zoo stood to watch the show but no one intervened to help him.
Eventually, an injured Peer Datta was able to free himself from the animal’s grip. He is currently being treated at a hospital.
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The zoo director, however, has held the keeper responsible for the incident.
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