Villagers beat crocodile forced ashore by low Tungabhadra river water levels

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Villagers near Meliganur, Nagaladinne, in Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh, dragged a mugger crocodile out of the shrinking Tungabhadra river and beat it with sticks, an incident captured in a viral video.
The forest department said poor rainfall has lowered the river, pushing more crocodiles ashore.
District Forest Officer P. Shyamala warned that crocodiles are protected under Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, and harming them can attract imprisonment of seven years.
The department has asked people to stay alert, not harass the animals, and contact forest officials instead, while a separate stranded crocodile was rescued and released back into the river by the department's HANUMAN unit.

Whether more crocodiles come ashore as the Tungabhadra water level falls further
Whether any action is taken against the villagers seen beating the crocodile in the viral video
Additional rescues or interventions by the forest department's HANUMAN unit along the river

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“Causing harm to crocodiles is a punishable offence under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 and it attracts imprisonment of seven years”
[1]The Hindu — Andhra Pradesh4 SeptOpen at the quote ↗
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…I of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, she said, and must not be harmed in any way. Do not drag them out of the water, beat them with sticks, pelt stones, chase them or harass them in any other way, she said. “ Causing harm to crocodiles is a punishable offence under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 and it attracts imprisonment of seven years ,” she said. People should not go near the animal, try to catch or drag it out, or chase it away, the DFO said. They should call forest officials at once. The Kurnool Range Forest Officer can be reached on 8332959889,…

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