Sarthak Kanjilal
Port Blair, March 15: A 2.5 meter long, massive Crocodile, weighting around 50-60 kilogram, today attacked a staff of South Andaman Forest Department this morning during the rescue operation of the same crocodile.
As per reports, some of the staffs of South Andaman Forest Department reached the New Manglutan area this morning after they received a complaint from a villager of sighting a Crocodile in a creek, very close to his house.
After reaching the spot when a two member team was conducting a search in the creek, all of a sudden, the Crocodile attacked Mr Umar and grabbed his leg.
However the Forest Department staff and the villagers present at the spot rescued him and rushed him to the nearby Hospital where he suffered 25-30 stitches, it is learnt.
After the attack, the rescue operation of the Crocodile was later handed over to the team of Port Blair Wildlife Division, Haddo headed by Deputy Ranger Manjit Singh.
The team then reached the spot at around 12:00 pm and after a long struggle of more than three hours the team rescued the Crocodile.
The team first pumped water out of the creek, using two Water Pumps and then by using ropes, rescued the Crocodile from the spot.
The Crocodile has been shifted to the Haddo Mini Zoo.
Staff of Port Blair Wildlife Division Mr Laxman, Razzaq, Younus under the leadership of Deputy Ranger Manjit Singh worked extremely hard, in a planned way, to rescue the Crocodile.
