PILIBHIT: A 68-year-old farmer, Ram Bharose Lal, was allegedly killed in a crocodile attack in Bhanga Mohammad Ganj village of Budaun district on Friday night.
According to his family members, Lal went to guard his sugarcane field from stray cattle on Friday evening but did not return till Saturday morning. His concerned family members searched for him and found his body at the fringe of his field, close to river Devha.They also spotted a crocodile near the body and called police and forest officials.
Sungarhi SHO Pawan Pandey said the body was sent for autopsy, while the crocodile was rescued and released in the deep waters of the river. The crocodile had chewed a part of his head and had attacked many domestic cattle within a week, he added.
However, divisional forest officer Manish Singh denied the possibility of a crocodile attack. He said, “The body had turned stiff indicating the death occurred long back. His body parts were also found intact. If this was a crocodile attack, it would’ve swallowed the body.”
According to his family members, Lal went to guard his sugarcane field from stray cattle on Friday evening but did not return till Saturday morning. His concerned family members searched for him and found his body at the fringe of his field, close to river Devha.They also spotted a crocodile near the body and called police and forest officials.
Sungarhi SHO Pawan Pandey said the body was sent for autopsy, while the crocodile was rescued and released in the deep waters of the river. The crocodile had chewed a part of his head and had attacked many domestic cattle within a week, he added.
However, divisional forest officer Manish Singh denied the possibility of a crocodile attack. He said, “The body had turned stiff indicating the death occurred long back. His body parts were also found intact. If this was a crocodile attack, it would’ve swallowed the body.”