13 baby pythons found in Puttur resident's compound; rescued by local snake rescuer
Puttur: Faiz, a local snake rescuer, popularly know as Snake Faiz, on Friday rescued the 13 python hatchlings from the compound of a resident of a village in the taluk here.
Abbas, the resident of Parpunja of Olamogaru village, found the hatchlings at the bottom of a coconut tree and called Faiz for help. The python hatchlings were rescued and were let off at the jungle by Faiz.
A reptile lover, Faiz has saved many breeds of venomous snakes, including the king cobra, and non-venomous snakes on several occasions at many places.
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2 CRPF personnel killed in militant attack in Manipur
Imphal (PTI): Two CRPF personnel were killed and two others injured as militants attacked a camp of security forces in Manipur's Bishnupur district in the early hours of Saturday, police said.
The militants attacked an IRBn (India Reserve Battalion) camp at Naranseina in the Moirang police station area, they said.
"The militants fired indiscriminately from hilltops, targetting the camp. It started around 12.30 am and continued till about 2.15 am. The militants also hurled bombs, one of which exploded in the outpost of CRPF's 128 battalion," a senior police officer said.
The deceased were identified as CRPF sub-inspector N Sarkar and head constable Arup Saini, he said.
The injured were inspector Jadav Das and constable Aftab Das, he said, adding that they received splinter wounds.
"The two injured personnel were admitted to the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences in Imphal. They are out of danger," the officer said.
The CRPF personnel were deployed to provide security to the IRBn camp.
A massive search was underway to find the perpetrators of the attack, police said.
