(IN) Mumbai -Lioness kills guard, another lion escapes

April 21, 2010

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Mumbai: Lioness kills guard, another lion escapes

Wednesday, April 21, 2010,10:27 [iST]

Mumbai, Apr 21: Alleged negligence of a forest guard led to his death at the

Sanjay Gandhi National Park here on Tuesday, Apr 20 evening when a lioness

pounced on him and killed him.

Buzz up !Officials informed that the lioness killed him during the evening

feeding time of the lions. The guard allegedly left door of the enclosure

open leading to his death along with the escape of another lion from the

enclosure.

The deceased, identified as Harichand Gangwan, had gone to feed the five

lions and lionesses in the enclosure at around 6 pm but he forgot to shut

the trap door separating the wild animals and the feeding area, an official

told a news agency.

Gangwan was attacked by the lioness and killed even as two other guards

watched. Despite the efforts by one of the guards to shut the trap door to

prevent the other three lions from escaping, a lion escaped.

After killing the guard, the 'killer' lioness reportedly refused to let go

of the corpse for nearly an hour. Additional armed forest guards, who were

summoned from the national park headquarters to chase the lion away, were

forced to shoot a tranquilizer into the lioness so that the body could be

freed from her grip.

However, the body could not be retrieved till late on Tuesday, Apr 21 night

due to the other lion roaming freely.

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Nilesh Bhanage

+91 9920777536

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