RAJKOT: Three outsourced forest personnel were relieved of their duties after a video purportedly showing them chasing a lion on a motorcycle at Ambardi Safari Park in Gujarat’s Amreli district went viral on social media, an official said on Sunday.“We had launched an inquiry into the incident. Some forest personnel were directing the lion towards its ‘kraal’ in the safari park in the evening. Usually, this routine exercise is carried out using a jeep, but some personnel used motorcycles,” principal chief conservator of forests Jaipal Singh told PTI.Singh said a notice was issued following the incident and the three outsourced forest staff were relieved of their duties.In-charge assistant conservator of forests (ACF) Mitesh Vaniya said the video was recorded during the Diwali festival. However, he denied that the lion had been harassed.“The safari park spans over 300 hectares, and every day at 5pm, the lions are fed in a 100×100-metre fenced area called a kraal. The officials in the video spotted a lion straying from the kraal and were directing it towards the enclosure. There was no intention to harass the animal,” Vaniya said.He added that Ambardi Safari Park had witnessed a heavy tourist rush during the season and forest staff had worked continuously for 12 hours to ensure smooth management during the vacation period.(With inputs from PTI)