Vadodara, Jul 12 (PTI) The kin of a 14-year-old girl killed in a crocodile attack in Gujarat's Vadodara district on July 1 were given a compensation cheque of Rs 5 lakh by local Member of Parliament Ranjan Bhatt on Tuesday, officials said.

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Tulsi Naik was dragged into Dev river in Valva village when she was washing clothes along with her sister, Deputy Conservator of Forests (Vadodara), Ravirajsinh Rathod said.

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On being alerted to the incident, forest and fire brigade personnel had fished out her body, he added.

In a tweet, Vadodara Lok Sabha MP Bhatt said, "Met the family members of Tulsi Naik (14), who was killed in a crocodile attack at Valva village in Waghodia taluka and paid tribute."

Bhatt further tweeted she had given the family Rs 5 lakh, which was the compensation amount paid by the state forest department, and a one-month ration kit.

The state government had earlier revised the compensation amount in cases of people getting killed in wild animal attacks from Rs 4 lakh to Rs 5 lakh.

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