Last Updated:January 17, 2026, 10:01 IST Delhi Zoo faces inquiry after a jackal was killed, with missing CCTV footage raising security concerns. The ranger was removed as officials investigate the incident. Director at the National Zoological Park has reject claims of such incident and maintained that the number of jackals in the exhibit and holding areas continued to match official inventory records. Authorities at the Delhi Zoo are facing scrutiny after a jackal who had escaped from the enclosure at the National Zoological Park in Delhi last November, was killed instead of following required containment procedures, with officials revealing that crucial CCTV footage of the incident is missing. The absence of the video has raised questions about security and surveillance protocols at the facility, as zoo authorities launched an inquiry into the tragic incident. Since December 5, at least 12 days of CCTV camera footage from key locations at the National Zoological Park in Delhi, including the Himalayan black bear enclosure – the area a jackal allegedly entered after it escaped from its own enclosure …