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Body Recovered After Fatal Crocodile Attack in Madhya Pradesh as Officials Install Riverbank Warnings

The forest department has erected warning signs along the riverbank to address rising crocodile numbers following the fatal attack

Victim Malti Bai had gone to bathe in the river at Kaniyaghat Patti village on the first day of the holy month of Sawan, said locals.
In the Damoh district of MP, a crocodile killed a woman who was sitting on a riverside
Photo: IANS

Overview

  • Malti Bai, 40, was seized by a crocodile while bathing in the Kaniyaghat Patti village river on the first day of the holy month of Sawan
  • Villagers’ initial attempts to rescue her failed and a joint operation by the forest department and State Disaster Response Force forced the crocodile to release her body
  • An SDRF team located her remains about 40 km downstream from the Damoh district headquarters on Friday morning
  • Post-mortem examinations are underway and authorities will hand over the body to her family once forensic procedures are complete
  • Madhya Pradesh forest officials have installed hoardings warning villagers not to enter the river in response to growing crocodile numbers