OpIndia called Karan Singh Rajput, Range Forest Officer, Vadodara Forest Department who stated that more than 14 crocodiles had been rescued until today (Thursday, August 29, 2024). The forest department and local non-governmental organizations helped in rescuing seven crocodiles.
Legend says that in 1945, a British officer shot at a crocodile in the temple and within days Babiya appeared in the temple pond. She was completely vegetarian.