Since Manjeera Dam, constructed across river Manjeera near Sangareddy, was declared as a breeding centre for mugger crocodiles in 1978, the population has swelled to over 170 according to a survey carried out by the Forest department in 2017.
Forest department officials said a cow belonging to Muktyar Ahmed was mauled to death by the big cat on the fringes of the forest near the Loadpalli village village
