The tigress mauled the zoo attendant when he entered her cage to clean the pond (Representational)
Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh:
A 35-year-old zoo attendant was mauled to death by a Royal Bengal tigress at the Biological Park in Arunachal Pradesh s Itanagar, an official said.
Poulash Karmakar, a native of Dhekiajuli in Assam s Lakhimpur district was killed by the tigress when he was entering her cage to clean the water pond on Tuesday, zoo curator Raya Flago said. The incident happened at around 2:30 pm on Tuesday. I was informed of the incident by one of our animal attendants. When I reached the zoo along with a doctor and other staff, Poulash Karmakar was already dead. He was found bleeding from the face, Mr Flago said.
Zoo attendant mauled to death by tigress in Itanagar
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May 19, 2021 11:22 IST There are three gates that lead to the cage and all of them were left open.”
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Vijay Soneji There are three gates that lead to the cage and all of them were left open.” A 35-year-old zoo attendant was mauled to death by a Royal Bengal tigress at the Biological Park here, an official said.
Poulash Karmakar, a native of Dhekiajuli in Assam s Lakhimpur district was killed by the tigress when he was entering her cage to clean the water pond on Tuesday, zoo curator Raya Flago said.