A 19-year-old worker named Talha has died after being attacked by a tiger during the filming of a TikTok video at a private farm in Kahna, a town in Pakistan's Lahore region. Local police say the tigress was let out of its cage for the social media video and attacked him, and he died in hospital on Wednesday despite the efforts of doctors. His body has been moved to a morgue for an autopsy.

Police have arrested the farm owner, identified as Fayyaz, and a TikToker named Norman in connection with the death. Police allege that an attempt was made to pass the attack off as a dog attack in order to conceal the truth. The tigress has been handed over to wildlife authorities, and a case has been registered over the incident.S1S2

Investigators are now examining whether the farm held a legitimate permit for keeping the tiger, whether safety arrangements were properly followed, and whether there was negligence. Lahore Police said that a passion for TikTok cannot be more important than a human life, and that every aspect of negligence will be investigated.S1S2