Crocodile kills man, refuses to let go off the body in Vadodara

April 26, 2014

Vadodara, Apr 26: It was a tug of war between the fire brigade team and a fully grown crocodile that continued for about an hour right in the heart of the city. People waited with baited breath as the firemen tried to pull out body of a 60-year-old man that was killed by a crocodile near river Vishwamitri near Navinagri slums on Friday afternoon. This is the third crocodile attack in Vadodara in the last 20 days.

Crocodile_killsThe man was attacked by the crocodile when he went to relieve himself at about 2.30pm. Some passersby noticed the reptile carrying the victim's body in the river and informed the fire brigade.

"When we reached the spot, the crocodile was holding the man's head in its mouth. We tried to rescue it, but over a dozen crocodiles were encircling the spot. When we put in a hook to pull out the body, the crocodile took it away to the other side of the river," fire brigade sub-officer Nathu Dangi, who carried out the rescue operation, said.

"We reached the other side and tried to reach the body, but the crocodile was aggressive. It refused to let off the body. When we tried to pull out the body from the river, the crocodile held the man's legs in its mouth. Finally, it let go the body after it saw big crowd," Dangi said. The victim is yet to be identified.

Animal activists Vishal Thakur and Rakesh Wadhvana said the crocodile may have attacked the victim as it is nesting season for them. "Crocodiles lay eggs in this season. The victim may have unknowingly ventured near the crocodile's nest in Vishwamitri. Female crocodiles become very aggressive in this season as they defend their eggs. People shouldn't venture near the river banks in summers," Thakur said.

An elderly woman Savita Gohil was killed by a crocodile in Asoj village near Savli about 20 days ago. She was attacked when she ventured near a lake in the village. On April 20, a 15-year-old boy, Arvind Sharma was killed by a crocodile in Marekha village near Makarpura when he fell in the river from a wooden plank.

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May 22,2020

Warangal, May 22: In a shocking incident, bodies of nine migrant workers, including six of a family, were found in a well at Gorrekunta area in the outskirts of Warangal city. Of the nine bodies, four were found on May 21.

"Till now, nine bodies have been found in a well near a gunny bag godown at Gorrekunta area in the outskirts of Warangal city. Of the nine bodies, four were found on May 21 and the rest were found today. As six of the bodies belong to one family, it has led to suspicion," said Dr V Ravinder, Commissioner of Police, Warangal, while speaking to ANI over phone.

"The four bodies that were found yesterday have been identified as Md Maksood (50), his wife Nisha (45), daughter Busra (20) and grandson (3). The five bodies that have been found today have been identified as that of Shabad Alam, son of Maksood, Sohail Alam (Maksood's family member), Shakeel, a family friend of Maksood," he further said.

The bodies have been taken out from the well and sent to MGM Hospital for post mortem.
Minister Errabelli Dayakar, District Collector Harita, Mayor Prakash Rao have visited the spot along with the Warangal Commissioner.

Md Maksood had migrated from West Bengal to Warangal 20 years ago. Since last December, he and his family members have been working in a nearby gunny bag manufacturing unit godown at Gorrekunta. After the lockdown, the family shifted from Warangal and settled down in the factory godown.

According to police, on Thursday noon when the unit owner Santosh came to the godown as part of his daily routine he could not find any of the labourers. Later, he discovered four dead bodies floating in the well.

The Warangal police has registered a case under Section 174 CrPC. They said the exact reason for their deaths will be known only after the investigation.

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March 22,2020

Thane, Mar 22: Eight men were arrested at Kalyan in the district on Sunday as they were found playing cricket during the 'Janata curfew' being observed to check the spread of coronavirus, police said.

They were playing cricket at Kala Talao Maidan in the afternoon, police said.

Police also detained a boy in this connection, an official said.

"Action was taken against them for defying the prohibitory orders issued by the Thane Police Commissionerate.

They also went against the 'Janata curfew' being observed to curb the spread of coronavirus," the police official said.

The Mahatma Phule Chowk Police Station registered an offence against the accused under IPC sections 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant), 269 (negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life), 290 (public nuisance).

They were also booked under the Maharashtra Police Act as well as the National Disaster Act 2005, the official said.

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May 12,2020

May 12: A Madhya Pradesh Police sub-inspector was fined Rs 5,000 after he performed a daredevil act of balancing himself on two moving cars, copying the famous stunt from Ajay Devgn-starrer 'Singham'.

Manoj Yadav, the in-charge of Narsinghgarh police post in Damoh district, was also warned against any such daredevilry in future, police sources said on Monday.

Sporting shades as the hero of the cop drama film and wearing his police uniform, Yadav got the entire episode video-graphed, they said.

As the video of the stunt went viral on social media, senior police officials took serious note of it as it will send wrong signals to youngsters, the sources said.

Inspector General, Sagar range, Anil Sharma directed Damoh Superintendent of Police Hemant Chauhan to probe the matter.

After an investigation, Chauhan imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on the sub-inspector and warned him not to repeat such mistakes.

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