Kolkata: Man enters into a lion enclosure at Alipore Zoo sustained injury after being attacked by the beast (Video)

Kolkata: A middle-aged man sustained wounds after he was attacked by a caged lion when he entered into its enclosure at the Alipore Zoo in south Kolkata on Friday.

However, the man was rescued timely before the lion was pulling his prey into its den around 1100 hours, official sources said.

The man, whose name was yet to be disclosed, was brought to the SSKM Hospital and was being treated at the emergency department.

The medics said the man, who is about 35, was out of danger. His injury was mainly to his legs and the lion was pulling him by the leg into its den when was rescued.

#EiSamay #KolkataZoo #AliporeZoo video today morning as a person was injured by a lion as the victim entered into the lion's fencing. pic.twitter.com/SVdR97PXoP

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The lion enclosure has a wall of iron rings around it and a deep canal as the investigators were trying to find out how the man entered.

Police said the man is slightly mentally deranged. (UNI)