{
  "id": 12911354,
  "title": "Woman Escapes Through Window With Son After Finding Crocodile Inside Home In Ratlam",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/woman-escapes-through-window-with-son-after-finding-crocodile-inside",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T16:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/indore/woman-escapes-through-window-with-son-after-finding-crocodile-inside-home-in-ratlam"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh witnessed an extraordinary escape on Wednesday night when Sitabai and her seven-year-old son managed to flee through a window after discovering a crocodile lurking inside their home. The crocodile, measuring 5 feet 7 inches, had somehow entered the residence through an open door as Sitabai was asleep with her younger child. Her older son had ventured out to the river with friends earlier in the evening. Upon waking up to the crocodile's menacing movements, Sitabai promptly raised the alarm, prompting her son to alert the villagers. In a remarkable display of community spirit, villagers swiftly arrived at the scene to restrain the aggressive reptile with ropes. However, to their dismay, neither the police nor forest personnel responded to their calls for help that fateful night. The villagers, undeterred, decided to transport the crocodile to Bajna, only to discover that there was no responsible official to take charge of the situation. Consequently, they returned to the under-construction Mahadev temple and decided to keep a vigilant eye on the dangerous creature overnight. The following morning, forest ranger Amit Soni finally managed to escort the crocodile to the Bajna Forest Range Office, where it was examined by veterinary doctor Firoz Khan. The reptile, estimated to be around two years old and 170 cm in length, was subsequently kept in a cage. Villagers suggested that the dwindling water levels due to the ongoing drought might be compelling wildlife, like crocodiles, to venture closer to inhabited areas. The Mahi Dam, located approximately 20 km away, is known to harbor freshwater crocodiles, while the nearby Telni River is part of the same Mahi River system.",
  "summary": "Ratlam (Madhya Pradesh): A woman escaped through a window with her seven-year-old son after finding a 5-foot-7-inch crocodile inside her house at Navagaon near Kundanpur village in Bajna on Wednesday night. Sitabai was sleeping with her younger son when she woke around 10 pm and saw the crocodile moving toward her with its mouth open. Her 12-year-old son had gone to the river with friends. The…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}