Crocodile drags, kills 10-year-old boy in front of mother in Kendrapara

Kendrapara: A pall of gloom descended on Nimpur village under Pattamundai block in in Odisha’s Kendrapara district after a 10-year-old boy was dragged and killed by a crocodile while he was bathing in the Brahmani river on Wednesday.

The deceased was identified as Ashutosh Acharya, a Class 5 student. The body of the deceased was fished out one hour after he was dragged by a crocodile from the bank of the river.

As per reports, Ashutosh had gone to the bank of the river to attend nature’s call with his mother. When Ashutosh’s mother went to bathe in the river, a crocodile appeared immediately and dragged him. The helpless woman cried desperately for help. Hearing her screams, people from nearby areas rushed to the spot, but couldn’t do anything to rescue the hapless child.