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Kota: 45 kg crocodile rescued from village home enclosure
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News18•12-10-2026, 10:57
Kota: 45 kg crocodile rescued from village home enclosure
- •A 4-foot-long crocodile weighing 40 to 45 kg was spotted inside a house enclosure in Nimola village of Kota district.
- •Social worker Hayat Khan Tiger and his team rushed to the spot after villagers informed them about the reptile.
- •The rescue team safely subdued the crocodile by taping its mouth and tying its legs with ropes.
- •The captured crocodile was later successfully released into the Chambal River in the Geta area.
- •Villagers suspect the reptile emerged from a nearby pond, marking the second crocodile sighting in the area within two days.
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A nearly 4-foot-long crocodile weighing 40 to 45 kg was spotted inside an enclosure of a house located in Nimola village within the Itawah area of Rajasthan's Kota district.
Social worker Hayat Khan Tiger and his team rescued the crocodile by carefully controlling and taping its mouth, tying its front and rear legs with ropes, and securing its tail.
After being successfully captured from the residential settlement, the crocodile was taken to the Chambal River located in the Geta area and released safely.
