A terrible and shocking incident took place at New Delhi zoo which was caught on zoo’s security camera.

A white tiger killed a young boy after he fell into the animal’s moat in the Delhi zoo, according to officials.

It has not been clarified, though, if the boy jump or fell into the moat, but some eyewitnesses and zoo officials said that the young man was leaning against the moat which separated the tiger enclosure from the visitors’ gallery and fell into the moat.

According to a witness, the tiger did not attack the boy immediately. What possibly triggered, though, the tiger to attack him was when the visitors and a guard tried to divert its attention by throwing stones at it.

The boy tried to run away, but the tiger dragged him wounding his neck and then carried him away and killed him.

According to media, the age of the boy is not confirmed, whereas it is not sure if he was working there or he was a visitor.