Watch: Crocodile brings traffic to standstill at Attapur in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Traffic was disrupted and mild tension prevailed near Attapur in Rajendranagar on Saturday after locals spotted a crocodile near the Musi river. 

#Telangana: A #Crocodile created panic in the #Attapur under #RajendraNagar PS limits. Crocodile wandering in the #MusiRiver at Attapur. #HeavyRains lashed #Hyderabad on Friday. This caused heavy water flow in #HimayatSagar and #OsmanSagar . pic.twitter.com/C0rexmAsnQ

— Pramod Chaturvedi (ANI) 🇮🇳 (@PramodChturvedi) October 9, 2021

The curious onlookers, who parked their vehicles on the roadside and tried to have a glimpse of the rare visitor, triggered traffic snarls, forcing the police to step in. 

On receiving information, the Forest department officials and local police reached spot. But, by then the fully grown reptile went back floating into the river stream.

For the past two days, Hyderabad has been witnessing heavy rains. Authorities believe that crocodiles were washed away in floodwaters from the Himayat Sagar and strayed into the Musi river.

“The rescue teams from Forest department reached the river bank. But by then it left. It’s their territorial area,” said an official.

Meanwhile the Rajendranagar police have warned people not to venture near the banks of the Musi River.

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