3 lions spotted crossing Mount Girnar staircase in Gujarat where pilgrim boy was killed

3 min readAhmedabadUpdated: Jul 30, 2026 06:49 PM IST Forest Minister Arjun Modhwadia shared the visual of the lions crossing the staircase (Screengrab enhanced using AI). Barely three weeks after an 11-year-old boy was dragged away and killed by a lion during a pilgrimage trek on Mount Girnar in Gujarat’s Junagadh, three lions were spotted in the same area around 3 am Thursday. Forest department officials closely monitored the lions to ensure the animals were not disturbed while guiding them safely back toward their natural habitat without compromising the safety of pilgrims. The encounter was captured in a 19-second video shared on social media by Forest and Environment Minister Arjun Modhwadia, accompanied by a message: “Wildlife conservation and public safety are both our highest prior