They Thought Crocodile Swallowed Boy, Caught It. What Happened Next
NDTV
Madya Pradesh: The villagers insisted that the boy -- who came under crocodile attack in Chambal River, was alive inside the reptile's stomach.
A crocodile was captured in Madhya Pradesh and had its legs tied and mouth restrained as the villagers, who believed that the reptile had swallowed a child, tried recovering his body from its stomach. Angry villagers Raghunathpur captured a crocodile for over seven hours so that they could recover the body of a 7 year-old boy who they thought the reptile had swallowed! pic.twitter.com/DKxGylYOzP
The villagers insisted the seven-year-old, Antar Singh -- who came under the crocodile attack while bathing in Chambal River with his friends in Sheopur on Monday, was alive inside the reptile's stomach and even called out his name, believing he would answer from there.
Forest and police officials tried to explain to them it was not possible.
