Shrine's croc found dead
A saline water crocodile at the pond near Hazrat Khan Jahan Ali (RA) shrine died Friday night. The khadems (caretakers) of the shrine found the dead crocodile, called 'Rocket,' at a ditch of Kala Fakirer Bari adjacent to the Dargah Khal about 200 yards away from the pond Friday night and informed police. Police recovered the dead crocodile yesterday noon and after post mortem buried it on the bank of the pond. The crocodile was about 30 years old. The cause of the death could not be known immediately. There are three sweet water crocodiles in the pond now.
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