Watch: Tiger grabs back of a tourist bus during jungle safari
New Delhi : A tiger at the Nandanvan Jungle Safari in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, reportedly chased down and grabbed back of a tourist bus on Friday evening during jungle safari. After the incident, two officials of the park were sacked for ignoring safety protocol.
A group of tourists were on a jungle safari when one of the two fighting tigers came towards them and grabbed curtain of the last window of their bus.
As the tiger tried to attack the bus, a tourist asked the driver to speed off following which the animal gave a chase.
After the viral video, senior officials fired the driver of the bus and the tour guide.
Very disappointed to see this Video from safari park Raipur, see it to belive.
— Randeep Hooda (@RandeepHooda) February 15, 2020
Is CZA not on Twitter? The tigers in this zoo hv become dangerously used to humans and incidents like these will only make it worse. @ntca_india @AnupKNayak @moefcc pic.twitter.com/gPBZIdmLar
"The services of the vehicle's driver Omprakash Bharti and guide Naveen Puraina were terminated. They ignored the safari's standard protocol," Nandanvan Jungle Safari Director M Mercy Bella said.
"As per our preliminary inquiry, the video was shot by the guide. Guides and drivers are trained to ensure safety of animals and visitors at the safari but these two staff ignored protocol. Instead of accelerating the vehicle, they should have waited and let the situation normalise," the official added.
The safari director said a forest guard in charge of the tourist vehicle has been issued a showcause notice.
