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Kelly-Ann Mills

Mystery as 18-year-old's remains found in safari park lion enclosure in Pakistan

Mystery surrounds the discovery of the remains of an 18-year-old's body inside a lion enclosure at a safari park.

Muhammad Bilal went missing two days ago, but it is not clear if he climbed into the enclosure in Pakistan, or if he was killed and thrown in to cover the crime.

Just the teenager's skull and a few bones were found, when staff went in to feed the animals earlier today, at the Lahore Safari Park.

His family later ransacked parts of the attraction to protest at what they said was incompetence by park authorities, police said.

He was found in a lion enclosure (stock image) (Getty Images/EyeEm)

Chaudhry Shafqat, deputy director general of the park said the park had "more than enough safety measures in place", and questioned whether Bilal had been killed before his body ended up in the enclosure.

"We are still wondering how he crossed the protective fence which is quite high and entered the lions' field," he said.

"I think the police will also investigate whether the man himself climbed the fence and went inside or someone threw his dead body inside for the lions to eat."

He said Bilal's family told him and the police he had gone to the park to see one of his uncles who worked there.

Police official Najeeb Awan said they were investigating the incident.

Mr Awan said Bilal's family and neighbours attacked offices at the attraction, smashed windows and damaged vehicles.

They also blocked a main highway and demanded the government initiate criminal proceedings against the park's management, he added.

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