Man dragged into river by crocodile in Vadodara; search ops underway

A 22-year-old man was dragged into a river by a crocodile in Gujarats Vadodara district on Thursday and search operations are currently underway to locate him, a police official said. The incident took place at 130pm when Mithun Vasava, a resident of Kagdipara village, had gone to take a dip in Dev river amid the stifling heat, the official told PTI.

A 22-year-old man was dragged into a river by a crocodile in Gujarat's Vadodara district on Thursday and search operations are currently underway to locate him, a police official said. The incident took place at 1:30pm when Mithun Vasava, a resident of Kagdipara village, had gone to take a dip in Dev river amid the stifling heat, the official told PTI. ''The crocodile suddenly attacked the man and dragged him into the river. Search operations are currently underway to locate Vasava,'' the official added.