Mumbai: A two-foot-long baby crocodile was found in a Bombay Municipal Corporation-run swimming pool in Dadar's Shivaji Park area on Tuesday sparking fear among the swimmers.
The incident happened around dawn at the Mahatma Gandhi Swimming Pool when some instructors noticed the reptile enjoying a swim in the huge pool, just before the morning training session.
The baby crocodile was caught with the help of experts and the process of handing it over to the department is underway.
An inquiry has been ordered to find out from where the baby crocodile came to the swimming pool and accordingly, the necessary preventive care will be taken in the future, Deputy Commissioner (Parks) Shri. Kishore Gandhi informed.
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) Spokesperson Sandeep Deshpande demanded to know “from where the crocodile came into the swimming pool” and raised apprehensions about the swimmers’ safety there.
An instructor told mediapersons that a few weeks ago, a snake had also slithered into the swimming pool - among the biggest run by the civic body in Mumbai - creating a huge scare among the swimmers.
A video of the incident has surfaced online showing the baby crocodile casually swimming in the pool. (UNI)