However, despite the best efforts of the railway officials as well as animal activists, the giant male reptile could not escape the injury on his head. “I got a call from the station superintendent of Curzon railway station at around 3.15 pm that a crocodile was lying on the rail track.
It was spotted by a railway patrol about five kilometers from here. Karjan Miyagam railway station. I immediately left for the spot along with animal activist Neha Patel in my vehicle,” said wildlife activist Hemant Wadhwana.
“But since this place was located somewhere in the middle and reaching there early was not possible at all. However, after our vehicle reached the Curzon Railway Station, we were pleasantly surprised to learn that the Rajdhani Express was stopped for about 20 minutes by the railway authorities so that we could board it and reach the exact same place. The premium train halted for another five minutes. Wadhwana told TOI.
“The railway staff present there said that the reptile was moving its jaw for some time. We examined it and found that it has suffered serious head injuries. Sadly, he died within minutes. Neha Patel of Agniveer Pranin Foundation said, “The reptile was crushed by a speeding train.
The crocodile was then moved to a safer place to allow movement of the train on this busy track. “Rajdhani is our premium train so we never delay it. But early Tuesday, we stopped the train to help the rescue workers reach the spot to save the crocodile’s life. Unfortunately, the reptile died of injuries,” said Santosh Kumar, station superintendent, Karjan Miyagam. “We took the dead reptile in a farmer’s train and handed it over to the forest department at Curzon railway station,” Patel said.
Three more crocodiles rescued
On Monday night, wildlife activists rescued three more crocodiles from different areas. Four feet long crocodile rescued from a nearby village tarsali By Wildlife Rescue Trust Another wildlife activist Hemant Wadhwana, a volunteer, rescued a two-feet long crocodile from the Faculty of Science in MS University. He had passed through a nearby creek. Wadhwana also saved a five-foot-long crocodile Kotabi Village In Halol.
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