Overview
- The victim was identified as 15-year-old Shivani Kevat from Mehatabpura village in Baran district.
- She was filling water pots at the Parvati River bank when a crocodile lunged and dragged her into the water.
- Villagers pursued the reptile by boat and forced it to release her, but she disappeared in deep water.
- Police and the State Disaster Response Force launched a search, and her body surfaced naturally the next morning.
- The autopsy found no injuries beyond deep wounds on her arms consistent with the crocodile’s grip, confirming drowning as the cause of death.