‘Placement chalu hai IIT mein, interview dene gaya..’: Internet reacts as crocodile appears on IIT Bombay campus | Watch

In an unusual turn of events at IIT Bombay, a crocodile wandered onto the Powai campus road, shocking everyone. While some kept their distance out of fear, others quickly took out their mobile phones to capture the astonishing moment.

Netizens couldn’t resist commenting on the incident, with some joking that the crocodile was either a job aspirant or a new student.

One of the X users '@rushikesh_agre_ posted, “Crocodile spotted in IIT Mumbai, Powai Lake, yesterday night.”

The 18-second video appears to have been recorded in the late evening and has gone viral online. Many question how the reptile ended up on the campus.

Netizens react

One of the users remarked, “Crocodile - Degree chahiye mereko.” Another said, “After dinner night walk prescribed by an Animal Doctor vet.” “Croc: I heard that IITians are getting million-dollar packages, let me also try out my luck once,” a netizen quipped, while another connected with most-talked placement topic, saying, "Placement chalu hain IIT main, interview dene gaya rahega." The other user commented, “Very lazy.. Won’t be able to work 70 hours/week.”

How did crocodile enter the IIT Bombay campus?

According to an India Today report, the local police, including the forest department, were notified immediately, and Mumbai Police personnel arrived at the scene to try to tackle the situation. The reptile, however, went back to the pond on its own. Authorities like the Mumbai Range of Thane Territorial Wingare are likely to monitor the area closely to avert such incidents in the future.

According to Pawan Sharma, founder and president of the Resqink Association for Wildlife Welfare (RAWW) and honorary wildlife warden, the crocodile might have been a female looking for a nesting site to lay eggs. “It crawled back into the lake on its own,” HT quoted him as saying.

Similar incident in the city

A nine-foot-long crocodile was spotted and taken out from a residential Nirmal Lifestyle Housing society in Mulund on Sunday. Rescue operation was carried out with the help of RAWW and the forest department.

Sharma said that the female Indian Marsh crocodile was rescued unharmed at nearly 6:30 am. After a medical examination by Dr Priti Sathe and Dr Kirti Sathe, veterinarians connected with RAWW, the crocodile was found healthy and it put back into its natural habitat.