Indiatoday reorts that eyewitnesses and zoo officials said the young man, who was later identified as Maqsood, was leaning against the moat which separated the tiger enclosure from the visitors' gallery.
They said he tumbled into the dry moat and immediately was face to face with the six-foot-long tiger which itself was initially staggered on seeing the human intrusion.
Officials said the white tiger attacked on his neck and ate some part of his head.
A witness said: "The tiger attacked the youth after he fell into the enclosure. It attacked his neck.
Bitoo, another eye witness who recorded the incident on his mobile, told news men: "As soon as the youth slipped and fell into the moat, the tiger approached him and silently watched him for nearly 15 minutes"
He said the tiger must have been provoked to attack the deceased when onlookers and a guard tried to divert its attention by pelting stones at it.
He added: "Everyone was pelting stones and making noises to divert the tiger's attention. It was then that the tiger pounced on the youth with his paw and dragged him inside his enclosure by his neck,"
It was learnt that the young man suffered for more than 15minutes and no one helped him as zoo's security guards reportedly arrived only about 20 minutes after the boy fell.
Police and other investigative agencies are on the spot along with zoo director and other officials. Police said that further investigation is on into the matter.
The National Zoological Park, located in the centre of the capital and one of the oldest in the country, is spread over 176 acres is home to about 1,556 different birds and animals. Delhi Zoo sees footfalls of 5,000 to 6,000 on weekdays and 12,000 to 13,000 on weekends.
White tigers are a rare variant of the customary orange Bengal sub-species.
They are classified as endangered species, and are found in south and east Asia, particularly India.
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