Villagers drag, beat crocodile driven ashore by sinking Tungabhadra in Andhra’s Kurnool
After the Tungabhadra River receded in Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh, a crocodile was stranded on the riverbank. Villagers pulled the animal from the mud and beat it before forest officials arrived. The district fisheries officer urged residents to refrain from confronting wildlife and to contact forest authorities instead of attempting to capture or harm crocodiles.