A seven-year-old girl named Fatema was taken by a crocodile from the main ghat of the pond at Khan Jahan Ali shrine in Bagerhat around 9:30 p.m. on Monday. Thousands of people gathered at the site immediately after the incident. Shrine authorities informed the administration, prompting a rescue operation joined by the local lawmaker, deputy commissioner, superintendent of police, and political figures. The rescue team initially failed to locate the child.
At around 4:40 a.m. on June 2, the child’s body was recovered floating near the ghat. The shrine’s chief caretaker, Fakir Tarikul Islam, confirmed the recovery. Local resident Mohammad Hamim described the incident as tragic and warned that such occurrences could discourage visitors unless the crocodile is relocated to a secure area. Another resident, Jaber Sheikh, claimed the crocodile was not originally from the shrine but brought from India and belongs to an aggressive species.
The child’s mother, known locally as Pagli, has been identified and was seen mourning near the site, unable to speak after the incident.
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