A crocodile in Kendrapara district of Odisha A year old boy was allegedly killed. The police gave this information on Thursday. He said the crocodile attacked Class V student Ashutosh Acharya when he was taking a bath in the Brahmani river at Nimapur village on the outskirts of the Bhitarkanika National Park.

Mutilated dead body of the boy recovered An officer of the Pattamundai police station said that after an hour-long search, the mutilated body of the boy was found by the local people, where the incident took place on Wednesday. It is feared that the boy was not aware of such danger on the banks of the river, due to which this accident happened. ,Attacked by the crocodile who reached the river bank to lay eggs Officials of the Rajnagar Mangrove (Wildlife) Forest Division said that at present the saltwater crocodiles are making their dens for laying eggs, incubating them and if they fear any kind of interference in their habitat So they become violent. ,1 of brackish water in Mahanadi delta region,793 Crocodile

He told that the family of the deceased would be given an ex-gratia amount of six lakh rupees. He said that 1,2023 of salt water in Bhitarkanika National Park and the surrounding Mahanadi delta region are crocodiles. ,Odisha newscrocodilesPublished Date

Thu, Jun 15, 2023, 12: 51 PM IST