<p>Kendrapara: A 50-year-old woman was allegedly killed by a salt-water crocodile in <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/odisha-india">Odisha's </a>Kendrapara district, a forest official said on Tuesday.</p><p>The deceased has been identified as Manjulata Bhanj. The body of Manjulata, who reportedly had gone missing after being dragged away by a crocodile in the Brahmani River while she was washing utensils. Her body was found in the river on Tuesday morning, the officials said.</p><p>The incident took place on Monday evening at the river ghat in Alapuadia village under Pattamundai police station jurisdiction.</p>.Crocodile comes on track in Uttar Pradesh, run over by train.<p>"We got information about the incident last evening and informed the fire service officials, who immediately launched a search operation. We found her body this morning and suspect that she was killed in a crocodile attack," the forest official said.</p><p>The deceased's family will be covered under the Rs 6 lakh compensation award as per the government's scheme to compensate for the death due to protected wild animals, the officials said.</p><p>Lethal assault by reptiles and consequent retaliatory attack by humans has become a regular feature in Kendrapara district.</p>.<p>Most often, the mishaps occur when the victims intrude into the animal’s habitat, for illegal fishing, poaching, fuel wood collection and honey collection.</p><p>The conflict and consequent loss of human lives are most frequently recorded during the monsoon and winter months, the nesting season of the estuarine crocodiles.</p><p>The salt-water crocodile population in Bhitarkanika has increased manifold from 96 in 1975 to 1,811 in 2024. </p>
<p>Kendrapara: A 50-year-old woman was allegedly killed by a salt-water crocodile in <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/odisha-india">Odisha's </a>Kendrapara district, a forest official said on Tuesday.</p><p>The deceased has been identified as Manjulata Bhanj. The body of Manjulata, who reportedly had gone missing after being dragged away by a crocodile in the Brahmani River while she was washing utensils. Her body was found in the river on Tuesday morning, the officials said.</p><p>The incident took place on Monday evening at the river ghat in Alapuadia village under Pattamundai police station jurisdiction.</p>.Crocodile comes on track in Uttar Pradesh, run over by train.<p>"We got information about the incident last evening and informed the fire service officials, who immediately launched a search operation. We found her body this morning and suspect that she was killed in a crocodile attack," the forest official said.</p><p>The deceased's family will be covered under the Rs 6 lakh compensation award as per the government's scheme to compensate for the death due to protected wild animals, the officials said.</p><p>Lethal assault by reptiles and consequent retaliatory attack by humans has become a regular feature in Kendrapara district.</p>.<p>Most often, the mishaps occur when the victims intrude into the animal’s habitat, for illegal fishing, poaching, fuel wood collection and honey collection.</p><p>The conflict and consequent loss of human lives are most frequently recorded during the monsoon and winter months, the nesting season of the estuarine crocodiles.</p><p>The salt-water crocodile population in Bhitarkanika has increased manifold from 96 in 1975 to 1,811 in 2024. </p>