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White tiger mauls youth to death at zoo in Delhi
A youth was killed by a racist white tiger at the zoo in Delhi on Tuesday afternoon after he jumped or fell into its enclosure, official sources said.

Deputy Commissioner of Police Mandeep Singh Randhawa told reporters at the scene that the youth, identified as Maqsood of the Anand Parbhat area in Central Delhi, had entered the zoo as a visitor, after buying an entry ticket.

"He fell into the enclosure or he jumped into it. This is a matter of investigation," he said.
Without video it's going to be hard. Did the tiger spit out the kid's sneakers?
Witnesses told journalists that the tiger kept its distance from the youth, aged about 19 or 20, for several minutes before attacking him and killing him. Some boys watching the unfolding tragedy from outside the enclosure tried to scare the tiger away by throwing stones and making noises, but this appeared to have only made matters worse.
No kidding...
Zoo officials said the incident occurred around 1.30pm and that the youth appeared to have jumped over the iron railings into the enclosure.

According to witnesses, they rushed to the scene after hearing the youth’s screams and found that the tiger had grabbed him by the neck and that he was writhing in pain.
Being grabbed by a racist white tiger by the neck will tend to do that...
Television channels showed pictures of the youth cowering inside the enclosure while the tiger stood a short distance away.

The witnesses said they had called the police and the zoo security personnel, who turned up on the spot quickly but they could not save the youth.

The body of the youth was removed from the enclosure about two hours later, after the tiger was tranquilised, and taken to the Safdarjung Hospital here for a post-mortem examination before it is handed over to his family.
Posted by: Steve White 2014-09-24
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