Villagers capture crocodile

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, SEPT. 9. A crocodile that struck terror in the Neyyar dam reservoir was trapped alive and handed over to the forest authorities by villagers at Mayam, about 30 km from here today, police said.

The 10-foot-long creature, weighing about 250 kg. was caught in a net by villagers after it had became a menace to people taking a bath or collecting water from the reservoir.

The forest authorities later released the creature into the crocodile farm at the Neyyar dam premises.

Last month, a crocodile was shot dead by police after it fatally mauled a middle-aged man who went to perform his morning ablutions in the reservoir.

Of late, quite a few cases of crocodile attack on people, who depend on the reservoir for their drinking water needs, have been reported from the area.

People said the crocodile that was trapped today had bullet marks on its belly and it could be the one that escaped sharpshooters after it bruised a man some months back.

- PTI

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