WATCH: Crocodile enters residential area in northern India, caught

Incidents of crocodiles entering residential areas are on the rise in India, as rain continues to lash several parts of the country, resulting in the increase of water levels. In a similar incident, residents of a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur were shocked to discover a crocodile roaming free in their neighbourhood on Sunday.

The incident, which took in Sambharpur village, was caught on camera and the video of the crocodile is now going viral. One video showed the crocodile being tied to a post by a rope while locals surround it. Another showed officials loading it to a truck.

कानपुर के बिठूर में लोगों के बीच एक मगरमच्छ पहुंच गया। ग्रामीण सुबह जब घर के बाहर निकले तो उसे देखकर दहशत में आ गए। किसी तरह सभी ने मिलकर उसे रस्सी से बांधा। वन विभाग को सूचना दी। करीब 6 घंटे बाद टीम पहुंची और मगरमच्छ को लेकर चली गई। #kanpur #bithur #crocodile pic.twitter.com/AXG4QNop7X

— Praveen Tiwari Raunak (@TiwaryPraveen) September 15, 2024

As per reports, locals captured the reptile and tied it to a post with a rope and informed the forest department. When officials arrived, they carried it back and later released it.

कानपुर

➡कानपुर में मगरमच्छ दिखने से मचा हड़कंप

➡ग्रामीणों ने पुलिस और वन विभाग को दी सूचना

➡वन विभाग की टीम ने मगरमच्छ को पकड़ा

➡बिठूर थाना क्षेत्र के सम्भरपुर गांव का मामला #Kanpur | @KanpurPolice | @Uppolice | @UpforestUp pic.twitter.com/hfAeewg0Ti

— भारत समाचार | Bharat Samachar (@bstvlive) September 15, 2024

The villagers were alerted about the presence of the crocodile as the dogs started barking on spotting the reptile.

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Luckily, the crocodile was spotted early and a major incident of a possible crocodile attack was averted. The crocodile reportedly entered in the village from the Ganga River which flows nearby.

(The article is published under a mutual content partnership arrangement betweenThe Free Press JournalandConnected to India)