 After a mine cart chase to escape the temple , the trio emerge above ground and are again cornered by Mola Ram and his henchmen on a rope bridge high above a crocodile @-@ infested river . Using a sword , Indy cuts the rope bridge in half , leaving everyone to hang on for their lives . Indy utters an incantation which causes the stones to glow red hot . Two of the stones fall into the river , while the last falls into Mola Ram 's hand , burning him . Indy catches the now @-@ cool stone , while Mola Ram falls into the river below , where he is devoured by a Mugger crocodile . The Thugs then attempt to shoot Indy with arrows , until a company of British Indian Army riflemen from Pankot arrive , having been summoned by the palace Maharajah . In the ensuing firefight , many of the Thuggee archers are killed and the remainder are surrounded and captured . Indy , Willie , and Shorty return victoriously to the village with the children and give the missing stone back to the villagers . 
