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Odisha Woman Missing After Crocodile Drags Her Into Kharasrota River as Search Continues

Officials warn residents to avoid the river after recurring crocodile sightings.

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On receiving information about the incident, fire brigade personnel and police reached the spot and initiated a search operation in the river.
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Crocodile Drags Woman Into Kharasrota River

Overview

  • Police identified the victim as Soudamini Mahala, aged in her mid-to-late 50s, who was pulled under on Monday afternoon at Kantia village in Jajpur district.
  • Fire brigade, police and forest teams launched search operations in the Kharasrota, and she remained untraced as of Tuesday.
  • A widely shared video shows the crocodile dragging the woman downstream while bystanders shouted from a nearby bridge.
  • Forest authorities urged people to stay away from the water and said patrols and awareness drives are being intensified along vulnerable stretches.
  • The incident follows a fatal Oct. 1 attack in the district and underscores ongoing human–crocodile conflict tied to the Bhitarkanika river system’s sizable saltwater crocodile population.