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India Border Plan to Deploy Crocs, Snakes Sparks Outcry

5/2/2026

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On 26 March, Border Security Force ordered a study to deploy crocodiles and venomous snakes in gaps along the 4,096 km India-Bangladesh border.
Rathin Barman warned the non-native animals could die, harm ecosystems, or be washed into villages during floods.
Harsh Mander called the plan ‘peak cruelty’, noting analysts say it has no precedent, unlike a U.S. suggestion denied by President Donald Trump.

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On 26 March, Border Security Force ordered a study to deploy crocodiles and venomous snakes in gaps along the 4,096 km India-Bangladesh border.
Rathin Barman warned the non-native animals could die, harm ecosystems, or be washed into villages during floods.
Harsh Mander called the plan ‘peak cruelty’, noting analysts say it has no precedent, unlike a U.S. suggestion denied by President Donald Trump.