Crocodile Drags Woman Into River News24 –

In a shocking incident, a crocodile dragged a woman into a river in Odisha’s Jajpur district, police said on October 7.

According to a report published by the PTI, the 57-year-old woman went missing after the crocodile dragged her into the Kharasrota river.

The incident took place at Kantia village under the Binjharpur Police Station limits. The woman has been identified as Soudamini Mahala. She was taking a bath in the river, a senior officer said.

A video of the incident went viral on social media.

“The woman was taking a bath in the Kharasrota river around 4 pm on Monday when a crocodile dragged her into the strong current of the river. Villagers present on the riverbank tried to chase the reptile but failed to rescue her,” the officer said.

After receiving the information, officials of the fire brigade launched a search operation, the officer added.

Three killed, four injured after bus runs over devotees on padayatra in Karnataka

In a separate incident, three people were killed and four others injured after a private sleeper coach bus ran over a group of devotees participating in a padayatra near Kookanapalli village in Koppal district, police said on Monday.

The incident occurred on National Highway 50 when the devotees were walking towards the Huligemma temple in Huligi village of Koppal taluk. The deceased have been identified as Annapurna (40), Prakash (25), and Sharanappa (19), all residents of Tarihala village in Rona taluk of Gadag district.

According to police, the devotees had started their padayatra to the Huligemma temple two days ago. They were only a few hours away from reaching the shrine when the tragedy struck.