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Seven foot long mugger crocodile saved
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Agra, June 18 (IANS) A massive seven foot long mugger crocodile lost its way and headed towards village Dikhtauli in Firozabad district on Thursday.
The panic-stricken villagers called the police, while some started pelting stones.
However, Forest department officials intervened to protect the crocodile.
Later a team of Agra-based Wildlife SOS, rescued and released it in Yamuna at Bateshwar ghat.
The Regional Forest Officer Ram Das said the crocodile had lost its way, emerging from a nearby canal and through the agricultural fields, headed towards the village.
–IANS
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