Pakistan: Days After Farm Worker Mauled To Death By Tigress, Rawalpindi Man Booked For Keeping 9 Tigress As Crackdown Begins
A man has been booked in Pakistan's Rawalpindi for allegedly keeping nine tigers at his residence without adequate safety arrangements, days after a 19-year-old farm worker was mauled to death by a pet tigress in Lahore. The latest case was registered under the jurisdiction of Rawat police station after a video showing tigers and tigress roaming freely at a private property and attacking a man…
A man named Sohail Shaukat has been arrested in Rawalpindi for allegedly housing nine tigers on his property without proper security, following the death of a farmworker in Lahore. The footage of a tigress attacking a man at Shaukat's home went viral on social media, prompting the police to take action. The incident highlights the dangers of keeping large wild animals in residential areas without adequate enclosures.
This follows a recent fatal attack on a 19-year-old farm worker in Lahore, where a tigress escaped from a private farmhouse and killed the victim. The case has reignited discussions around the regulation of private ownership of dangerous wildlife and the need for stricter safety measures.
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