WATCH: Lion spotted on Karachi’s Shahrea Faisal

KARACHI: A lion was seen wandering freely on Karachi’s Sharea Faisal near a residential building which caused fear amongst the citizens, ARY News reported on Tuesday.

The lion was spotted on Karachi’s Shahrea Faisal near Aisha Bawany College.

The footage showed curious bystanders circling the locality to get a look at the lion. According to police, it was seemingly a pet lion and the owner of the predator has been traced.

The predator has once attacked a citizen. Fortunately, the man remained unhurt in the lion’s attack. After watching the crowd, the lion also tried to attack other bystanders. Later, the big cat walked inside a building.

The officials of the wildlife department were summoned to the location and heavy contingents of police force were deployed.

Some people along with police officials tried to transport the pet lion in a pickup vehicle but he came out of the car again after breaking the door. The predator hid in the basement of a commercial building.

The pet lion was owned by a resident of Karachi’s Garden area who also reached the scene. The lion came out of its cage while being transported to another location for medical treatment, a police officer said.

After more than an hour, the wildlife officials reached the scene. The officials put the predator in a cage and transported it to the wildlife department.

The head of the Sindh Wildlife Department told ARY News that legal action will be taken against the owner of the pet lion.