<i>Croc 'Rocket' was beaten dead?</i>
'Rocket', a saline water crocodile belonging to the dighi (large tank) of Hazrat Khanjahan Ali shrine in Bagerhat Sadar upazila, was allegedly beaten to death on Friday night when she was laying eggs on the bank of a pond owned by a khadem (caretaker) of the shrine.
Surprisingly, khadem Sher Ali shifted the white colour crocodile to his personal pond from the dighi in July this year, said FM Mostafa, another khadem of the shrine.
"There are injury marks in the body of the crocodile. Findings of post mortem report will reveal real cause of the death of this 30-year-old reptile," Bagerhat Sadar upazila livestock officer Dr Lutfar Rahman said.
Legal action will be taken through conducting proper investigation into the incident after receiving post mortem report to confirm if Rocket was beaten dead or poisoned to death, said Bagerhat Sadar upazila nirbahi officer Md Shariful Islam, also a member of Khanjahan Ali shrine committee.
"The crocodile was a bit naughty by nature and two people were injured as they came under attack by Rocket two months ago on the bank of the pond," said Bagerhat Sadar police station officer in charge Moazeem Hossain.
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