Forest dept captures 9-foot Crocodile in Vadodara; 3 Crocs from Vishwamitri river still at large

Vadodara: With the onset of the monsoon season, crocodiles from the Vishwamitri River have started coming to the riverbank area. A team from the forest department captured a 9-foot long crocodile after an hour of struggle on Thursday night. The crocodile was strolling in Ambedkar Nagar of Bhayli village late at night.

According to the information received from the forest department, the crocodile was captured by the team at 11 o’clock late at night. The forest department had to take the help of the villagers to catch the nearly 9-foot crocodile. The crocodile also used all its strength to avoid the rescue, but the team caught it using ropes from all sides. Crowds of townspeople thronged to witness the rescue of the crocodile.

The Vishwamitri river passes behind Ambedkar Nagar in Bhayli village near Vadodara. This river is home to a large number of crocodiles. For some time now, a family of four crocodiles with two baby crocodiles has been roaming in Ambedkar Nagar. Every now and then, two large crocodiles and two cubs arrive in Ambedkar Nagar. The townspeople have to spend day and night in fear as the crocodiles come and sit outside people’s houses. Last night, one 9-foot croc was caught; however, an 11-foot crocodile and two 4-5-foot cubs are still at large. DeshGujarat