KANPUR: Three youth were arrested on Wednesday for teasing zoo inmates and manhandling the staff. The
Nawabganj police later lodged an FIR against three of the accused.
Zoo director K Thomas said that the four youth moving in a car consumed beer and "started targeting crocodiles with empty cans in nearby enclosure. They also threatened zoo staff."
The zoo officials called the police and the youths were nabbed.
Meanwhile, Thomas said that henceforth vehicles entering the zoo would be checked to check entry of liquor.