Bhubaneswar, Oct. 16 -- An elderly man was reportedly dragged into the Kharasrota River by a crocodile near Barei village under Panikoili police limits in Odisha's Jajpur district on Friday. The incident took place when he went to the river to relieve himself.

The man has been identified as Gajendra Majhi, a resident of Barei village. Following the incident, villagers informed the Jajpur Road Forest Department and the fire services.

Majhi was reportedly near the river when a crocodile dragged him into the water. His whereabouts remain unknown.

Earlier, on October 5, a youth identified as Sudhir Behera from Marada village in Boudh district survived a crocodile attack in the Mahanadi River.

The crocodile reportedly dragged him into the ...