21 August 2008
A crocodile killed and devoured a 25-year-old man in Bangladesh who waded into a pond next to a shrine hoping to be blessed by the animal, police said.
Inspector Humayun Kabir said that Rubel Sheikh and his mother traveled 50 kilometers from their home to visit the Muslim Khan Jahan Ali shrine, where the attack happened.
Kabir said hundreds of people visit the shrine every day to offer hens and goats to the five crocodiles living in the pond. Part of the ritual also involves bathing in the water.
Kabir said about 25 people dived into the pond following the attack on Wednesday, but could not find the man's body.
It washed ashore on Thursday and had been largely eaten, he said.
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