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Alwar: Crocodile found under cot where 5 people slept in shop; locals bravely rescue it.
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News18•05-10-2026, 12:05
Alwar: Crocodile found under cot where 5 people slept in shop; locals bravely rescue it.
- •Five people sleeping peacefully in a shop at Bakhtpura Bawdi Stand, Alwar, were startled to find a crocodile under their cot.
- •Charan Singh spotted the crocodile and alerted his companions, leading to a chaotic escape from the shop.
- •Local residents bravely used iron rods and tools to safely remove the crocodile from inside the shop.
- •After the rescue, the crocodile was released into a nearby safe field, allowing it to return to its natural habitat.
- •The incident occurred near Siliserh Lake, and it is believed the crocodile entered the shop via a river route.
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The incident occurred near the famous Siliserh Lake area of Alwar at the Bakhtpura Bawdi Stand, inside a shop located in the newly constructed Chawdi Complex.
A river flows about 100 meters from the shop where the water of Siliserh Lake flows, and it is believed the crocodile strayed through this river route to reach the shop.
Local residents gathered courage, surrounded the shop, and used iron rods and other tools to safely drive the creature out before releasing it into a nearby field.
