TikTok video turns deadly in Pakistan: Tigress mauls 19-year-old man to death

Two people have been arrested in connection with the incident, which took place at a private farm in Kahna, a town in Lahore, media reports said.

The victim has been identified as 19-year-old Talha.

According to a report published by the Manchester Evening News, the tigress was let out of its cage to feature in a TikTok video when it attacked the farm employee.

Talha was rushed to hospital following the attack but succumbed to his injuries on Wednesday.

Police have arrested the farmhouse owner, identified as Fayyaz, and a TikTok influencer, named Norman, in connection with the incident, the report said.

According to media reports, the influencer initially claimed that the victim had been attacked by a dog.

In a post on X, Lahore Police said that Kahna police had arrested the farmhouse owner and the TikToker in connection with the death of a 19-year-old man in a big-cat attack.

"The lioness got out of control in the presence of the TikToker, who had come to the farmhouse to make a TikTok video, leaving a farm employee critically injured," the police said.

The victim later died while receiving treatment, police added.

An attempt was allegedly made to portray the incident as a dog attack to conceal the truth.

The police further said that the animal had been handed over to wildlife authorities, while investigations were underway into its ownership permit, safety arrangements at the farmhouse and possible negligence.

A case has been registered in connection with the incident, and further investigations are ongoing.