Tuesday, June 16, 2026
ADVT 
India

In Video Amid Selfies, Rescued Python Almost Strangles Forest Officer

IANS, 18 Jun, 2018 01:17 PM
    It was a narrow escape for Sanjoy Dutta, a Range Officer of Baikunthapur forest in Jalpaiguri, after a python he rescued from a village almost strangled him to death while he was posing for selfies with locals.
     
     
    A video shows, in a daring act, he rescued the 18-feet python. However, when he was taking selfies with locals, with the python held in both his hands, the python strangled him.
     
     
     
     
    He was released by the locals.
     
    On June 15, a woman in Indonesia was swallowed by a python.
     

    MORE India ARTICLES

    India Puts Another ‘Eye In The Sky’

    India Puts Another ‘Eye In The Sky’
    Military Surveillance To Get A Boost As Isro Puts Cartosat, 30 Other Nano Satellites Into Orbit

    India Puts Another ‘Eye In The Sky’

    Baby Born With Four Legs At Government Hospital In Andhra Pradesh's Kakinada

    Baby Born With Four Legs At Government Hospital In Andhra Pradesh's Kakinada
    Huge crowd gathered to see the new-born baby with four legs at a government hospital at Kakinada near Rajamahendravaram, in Andhra Pradesh.

    Baby Born With Four Legs At Government Hospital In Andhra Pradesh's Kakinada

    Haryana: Man Murdered After Argument Over Seat In Train

    Haryana: Man Murdered After Argument Over Seat In Train
    A man was murdered after a scuffle broke out in a train over a seat in Haryana's Palwal, said the police on Friday.

    Haryana: Man Murdered After Argument Over Seat In Train

    Cricketer Mithali Raj Shut Down A Sexist Question And Twitter's All For It, Sania Mirza Applauds

    Cricketer Mithali Raj Shut Down A Sexist Question And Twitter's All For It, Sania Mirza Applauds
    Sania Mirza applauds Mithali Raj for giving befitting reply to 'sexist' question

    Cricketer Mithali Raj Shut Down A Sexist Question And Twitter's All For It, Sania Mirza Applauds

    Punjab Assembly Passes Amendment To Allow Serving Liquor In Hotels On Highway

    Punjab Assembly Passes Amendment To Allow Serving Liquor In Hotels On Highway
    The Punjab Assembly on Friday passed a Bill to enable hotels, restaurants and other notified places near highways in the state to serve liquor.

    Punjab Assembly Passes Amendment To Allow Serving Liquor In Hotels On Highway

    Haryana Now Has A 'TRUMP' Village

    Haryana Now Has A 'TRUMP' Village
    Though it is Prime Minister Narendra Modi who has been pushing for building toilets under the Swacch Bharat Abhiyan, it is US President Donald Trump who is getting publicity. At least in Haryana.

    Haryana Now Has A 'TRUMP' Village