LUCKNOW, May 24 -- The post-mortem examination of a 30-year-old man who was dragged into the Saryu by a crocodile during his mother-in-law's funeral in Gonda district confirmed multiple bite injuries, with experts saying the reptile attempted to feed on the body but could not fully consume it. The body of Deepak Verma, a resident of Gautam Buddh Nagar, was recovered nearly 24 hours after the attack near Sanauli Mohammadpur Udaybhan Pahi village along the Saryu riverbank. Doctors conducting the autopsy on Friday found deep bite marks around the neck, abdomen, shoulder and near the right ear. Portions of Deepak's right arm had also been chewed. Dr Aditya Gaur, who conducted the postmortem, said the victim died due to severe injuries caused during the attack. "There were five to six distinct teeth marks around the neck and abdominal region. The crocodile also tried to chew the right hand but could not completely sever or consume it," he said. District disaster expert Rajesh Kumar Srivastava said the injury pattern suggested the reptile was relatively small, which may explain why it failed to fully consume the victim. According to family members, Deepak had gone to wash his hands in the river while helping prepare the funeral pyre of his mother-in-law, Urmila Sharma, who had died of cancer a day earlier. Moments later, a crocodile surfaced suddenly, grabbed him by the head and dragged him underwater before relatives could react. Deepak, who had married a Gonda resident in a love marriage six years ago, lived in Gautam Buddh Nagar with his wife and four-year-old daughter and worked in a private company in the NCR region....