Two arrested after pet lioness kills farmhouse worker in Lahore's Kahna

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Key context: <p>LAHORE: A farmhouse owner and a TikToker were arrested on Thursday after a 19-year-old farmhouse employee was killed by a pet lioness in the farmhouse in the Kahna area on Thursday.</p> <p>A spokesperson for the office of the deputy inspector general (DIG) of police identified the arrested suspects as farmhouse owner Fayyaz and TikToker Nauman.</p> <p>The spokesperson said Nauman had visited the farmhouse to make a TikTok video when the lioness allegedly went out of control and attacked Talha, a farm employee, leaving him critically injured. Talha was shifted to a private hospital where he died during treatment.</p> <p>Police investigations revealed that an attempt had allegedly been made to conceal the circumstances of the incident by describing it as a dog attack. However, an inquiry established that the victim had been attacked by a lioness.</p> <p>The animal was confiscated by the wildlife department while the victim’s body was shifted to a morgue for postmortem.</p> <p>A case was registered against the suspects.</p> <p>Police are also investigating whether the farmhouse had a valid permit to keep the lioness and had taken safety arrangements.</p> <p>DIG Operations Faisal Kamran said an attempt to conceal the facts and all aspects of possible negligence would be investigated.</p> <p>He said human life could not be put at risk in the name of entertainment or personal interests, adding that making TikTok videos could not take precedence over human life.</p> <p><em>Published in Dawn, November 13th, 2026</em></p> This development from dawn.com highlights ongoing changes in the sector.