Engineer who jumped into zoo enclosure and challenged tigers to a fight amazingly escapes unscathed

• Yashonandan Kaushik, 23, scaled a 20 foot wall and jumped inside
• Spectators are heard shouting at him but he ignores them
• Takes off his shirt before challenging the tigers to a fight
• Tigers look scared in the video and seem to run in the opposite direction

By Taniya Dutta

PUBLISHED: 26 March 2014

A shocking video has captured the moment an engineering student in India jumps inside a zoo's tiger enclosure and antagonises two tigers before managing to escape unhurt.

Yashonandan Kaushik, 23, from Madhya Pradesh, India, surprised fellow visitors at Gwalior Zoo on Monday afternoon when he suddenly scaled a 20 foot wall and jumped inside the tiger enclosure.

Spectators are heard shouting at him but he ignores them and continues to take off his shirt before challenging the tigers for a fight and trying to chase one into its cave. 

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Yashonandan Kaushik, 23, from Madhya Pradesh, central India, surprised fellow visitors at Gwalior Zoo on Monday afternoon when he suddenly scaled a 20 foot wall and jumped inside the tiger enclosure

The tigers, named Lav and Kush, look scared in the video and seem to run in the opposite direction

Yashonandan, who was allegedly drunk, continued to dance and behave irrationally for almost 45 minutes

The tigers, named Lav and Kush, look scared in the video and seem to run in the opposite direction.

Yashonandan, who was allegedly drunk, continued to dance and behave irrationally for almost 45 minutes. He is even seen sitting in a yoga position while the tigers stand feet away. Crowds continued to shout at him to get out but the student carried on.

 

Yashonandan, who was allegedly drunk, continued to dance and behave irrationally for almost 45 minutes

Luckily, the tigers left him alone until security staff arrived and locked the tigers inside to prevent any tragedy

He is even seen sitting in a yoga position while the tigers stand feet away

Luckily, the tigers left him alone until security staff arrived and locked the tigers inside to prevent any tragedy. Zoo officials believe wild animals born in captivity rarely get aggressive and attack people.

Police were going to charge Yashonandan with suicide - a serious crime in India - but his father, Ashok Kaushik, assured the police that he would be taken to a medical centre for psychiatric counselling.  

Officer Narayn Singh, at Inderganj Police Station, said: 'The boy had been missing from home for about five days. He is mentally unstable and needs medical assistance. His parents will now take charge of him.’ source