Two men in Bangladesh have been jailed for severely beating a pregnant crocodile at an Islamic shrine. The crocodile was badly injured and lost one eye after the men hit her with bamboo sticks. The attack took place at Khan Jahan Ali shrine in Bagerehat district. The shrine has about two dozen crocodiles living in a big pond where pilgrims can feed and watch them.
A court convicted the men of torture and sentenced them to two years in jail with hard labour. Crocodiles are protected under Bangladesh law and offenders face up to five years in jail for torturing or killing them.