Digapahandi: Forest Range Officer of Digapahandi Forest Range in Ganjam district, Pramod Kumar Khadagray, has been suspended for not following the necessary procedure in the rescue and release of a crocodile.
Reportedly, a crocodile had been rescued from an agricultural field in Talasingi village on September 12. The forest official along with a villager had transported the reptile on a motorcycle and released it in Ghodahada Dam.
After photos of the incident went viral on social media, questions were raised on the way the crocodile was transported. Subsequently, Berhampur DFO conducted a probe and suspended Khadagray and also assured to take action against all persons responsible for this incident.