Watch | Man jumps into lions enclosure in Hyderabad, rescued

A 35-year-old “drunken” man jumped into a lion enclosure at Nehru Zoological Park in Hyderabad on Sunday reportedly “to shake hand with a lion” but was rescued unhurt by the alert animal keeper.

Mukesh, a native of Sikar district in Rajasthan, crossed the barricade of the African lion enclosure despite warnings by the security staff, Nehru Zoological Park Curator Shivani Dogra said. Mukesh works as a labourer with L&T Metro Rail in Hyderabad.He will be booked on the charge of trespass under IPC.