13 Asiatic Lions Caged in Gir After Alleged Attacks on Humans

The plan is to establish which of the lions had attacked humans around Barad and Ambardi villages.

Sayantan Datta
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File photo of Asiatic Lion in Gujarat. (Photo: Reuters)
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File photo of Asiatic Lion in Gujarat. (Photo: Reuters)
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Gir officials on Sunday caged 13 Asiatic lions following three recent attacks on humans by them.

According to officials, the action has been taken as a precautionary measure and to establish which of the lions had attacked humans around Barad and Ambardi villages.

In the latest incident on Friday, a lion allegedly killed a 21-year-old boy when he and his father were sleeping in the fields in Ambardi village.

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Published: 24 May 2016,05:08 PM IST

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