India, July 20 -- The Uttarakhand forest department on Saturday rescued a crocodile that had entered a house in Giddawali village of Haridwar district's Laksar block and released it into a stretch of the Ganga.

Forest officials said they were alerted that a crocodile was spotted inside a residential compound. A specialised quick-response rescue team trained in handling reptiles, particularly crocodiles, was dispatched to the village.

The rescue operation lasted for over an hour. "The crocodile was safely trapped and captured by our expert team without harm. It was later released into a safe stretch of the Ganga," Haridwar forest ranger Shailendra Singh Negi said.

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