3 arrested for chasing lions on bikes in Gujarat, video gone viral

AHMEDABAD: A video of bikers chasing a lion and lioness in Gujarat’s Gir sanctuary has gone viral prompting a deluge of outrage on social media.

The 1 minute 18 second video posted on ANI twitter shows a gang of four men chasing a pride of horrified lions.

A lion, lioness and their cub are seen running frantically out of fear to escape as the roaring bikes speed towards them. As per media reports, the footage shot in an open field in the Amreli area of the Saurashtra region near the Gir Wildlife Sanctuary in Gujarat.

Forest officials have begun an inquiry into the whole incident and identify and arrested of three culprits.

Gir Wildlife Sanctuary in western Gujarat is the world’s only natural habitat to the great Asiatic lions.