When a family in Central Gujarat found 8-ft crocodile under cot

Anand: A farmer in Malataj Village near Anand got the scare of his life when he saw an eight foot long crocodile resting under his cot. Babubhai Mohanbhai Parmar lives around 200 meter away from a village pond in Malataj, close to Central Gujarat town Sojitra. At around 2 am Parmar family heard unusual barking of stray dogs. The family woke up and soon spotted an 8-ft crocodile under bed. Soon, a large number of villagers rushed to Babubhai’s place. Forest department’s help was sought. Karamsad based Daya Foundation also arrived for help. The crocodile was caged and shifted to pond. It’s worth noting that Malataj is popularly called crocodile village. The village pond has around 60 crocodile. Villagers say, women of this village regularly visit the pond for washing cloths, but crocodiles have never attacked them.