18 lions arrested in India and 'guilty' ones threatened with life sentences for eating humans

Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Indian Wildlife officials, on Monday arrested 18 lions and have threatened to give the 'guilty' ones life sentences. According to officials, some of the Lions are guilty of man-eating and the guilty ones will be sentenced to spending the rest of their lives in a zoo while the ones not found guilty will be released into the wild.

"We think we have pinpointed the guilty lion, but we are still awaiting the results of nine more animals,” said JA Khan, a forest official in the country, the BBC reported.