Pantnagar: 2.94-metre crocodile found in fisheries college pond, caught after an hour's effort and released into Baini river

A crocodile spotted in a pond of Pantnagar University's College of Fisheries on Monday morning caused a stir. Dr Rajesh Kumar, a professor at the college, said that at about 10.30 am the college's fishermen were cleaning stocking pond number three near Indira Bhawan and feeding the fish when they saw a very large crocodile in the pond. On being informed, teams from the university's security department and the forest department reached the spot. With their help, the fishermen brought the crocodile under control after about an hour of hard work. The crocodile was 2.94 metres long. The forest department team released it safely into the Baini river. (Source: Hindustan)