A man, who was being treated after his pet lion bit him, escaped from a hospital in Faisalabad on Tuesday, sources said.

The 35-year-old owner was bitten by the wild animal in Madina Town of Faisalabad and was moved to the Allied Hospital for treatment.

However, the man escaped from the hospital in an attempt to evade the legal process.

Sources said that the man had given the wrong residential address while giving information at the hospital after which police launched a searching operation.