A white tiger has attacked and killed a man who was in its enclosure at Delhi zoo.
Zoo manager Riaz Khan said the young man "leapt over the railing into the tiger enclosure".
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Initial reports described him as a schoolboy or student, but Delhi police later said he was a 20-year-old factory worker.
The victim's parents reportedly told police that he had received treatment for mental illness.
An eyewitness said he was leaning over the barricade which was "very low" and might have fallen inside the enclosure.
"Around 1:30pm, we were in the reptiles area when we heard loud screams," eyewitness Himanshu told
"I ran to the tiger enclosure where we saw that a white tiger had caught the (man) by his neck and he was writhing in pain. Some children threw small sticks and stones at the tiger.
"He suffered for the next 10-15 minutes but nobody helped him."
Himanshu said the police "came very quickly", but could not save him.
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