Giant stingray weighing 300 kg caught from Devi river in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: A giant stingray, weighing around 3 quintals, was caught from Devi river in Odisha today.

The stingray, colloquially called as Sankucha, was caught in a fishing net by the local fishermen, reports said.

“Around 20 fishermen were on a fishing expedition into the Devi river, a distributary of Mahanadi, today. The stingray was caught in a fishing net during the expedition,” said a local.

Fishermen likely to get Rs 60,000 from the buyer

The fishermen later sold the stingray to a private party from West Bengal. “Traders are charging Rs 200 per a kg of stingray in market. This giant stingray weighs around 300 kg. So, we expect to get around Rs 60,000 from the buyer,” said a fisherman.

The fishermen claimed that the stingray might have entered into Devi river from the Bay of Ben