A group of villagers have got into trouble with the law after they tortured a baby crocodile and posed for selfies with it. <br /><br />They spotted a crocodile, which had fallen into a nearly dry well, on the outskirts of Shivpuri in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh on October 21. <br /><br />They pulled it out after snaring it with a rope. What followed was an horrific act that shocked many in the neighbourhood. <br /><br />They paraded the hapless animal in the village dangling it at the end of a stick singing and cracking jokes. They then took turns in posing for selfies holding the animal in the air. <br /><br />A local resident, who did not want to be identified, said, “The ‘fun’ lasted for hours till someone informed the forest department.” <br /><br />The forest officials came and took away the animal cautioning the men. They are reportedly planning further legal action against them. <br /><br />Chief Conservator of Forests of Shivpuri H S Mohant told reporters: “People should not approach crocodiles when they spot them. Instead they should call forest officials to tackle the situation.”
