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India Official Dies After Monkey Attack

AP
Posted: 2007-10-21 22:46:59
Filed Under: Weird News, World News
NEW DELHI (Oct. 21) - Wild monkeys attacked a senior government official who then fell from a balcony at his home and died Sunday, media reported.

New Delhi Deputy Mayor S.S. Bajwa was rushed to a hospital after the attack by a gang of Rhesus macaques, but succumbed to head injuries sustained in his fall, the Press Trust of India news agency and The Times of India reported.

Many government buildings, temples and residential neighborhoods in New Delhi are overrun by Rhesus macaques, which scare passers-by and occasionally bite or snatch food from unsuspecting visitors.

Last year, the Delhi High Court reprimanded city authorities for failing to stop the animals from terrifying residents and asked them to find a permanent solution to the monkey menace.

Part of the problem is that devout Hindus believe monkeys are manifestations of the monkey god Hanuman and feed them bananas and peanuts — encouraging them to frequent public places.

Over the years, city authorities have employed monkey catchers who use langurs — a larger and fiercer kind of monkey — to scare or catch the macaques, but the problem persists.

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nikosandwendy 07:13:06 PM Jan 30 2008

ONE WORD! PLANET OF THE APES!!!

jpinkskyy 07:01:32 PM Jan 30 2008

the article date is 10/21/07
not much going on in january 2008?

jpinkskyy 07:00:25 PM Jan 30 2008

the date on this article is 10/21/2007.
guess aol cant find much going on in the world in january 2008.

ram834 06:56:00 PM Jan 30 2008

I think it's terrible that anyone would find any humor in this !! And to Tonette66...
You're not "sorry". All of you that thought this was funny, should be ashamed !!
What is this world coming too??????

lighthorse6 06:38:00 PM Jan 30 2008

Problem in India=starvation
Problem in India=too many monkeys
.........more stew anyone? ;)

nikosandwendy 06:37:34 PM Jan 30 2008

My comment was deleted by AOL! Does that mean I don't exist?

tramos6321 06:31:33 PM Jan 30 2008

Tranquilize them, then relocate them to a mountainous area far from civilization.

tramos6321 06:31:23 PM Jan 30 2008

Tranquilize them, then relocate them to a mountainous area far from civilization.

tonette66 06:30:45 PM Jan 30 2008

OK, Im sorry but this is the funniest crap i've heard in a long time! What is his obit going to say? Is this considered a murder? Accident? If you have life insurance, does it pay if if you're attacked by (snicker) monkeys? How did they get onto his balcony?
Sorry if I offended anyone, but this is just priceless!!

lestace1 06:28:27 PM Jan 30 2008

I have the answer for the stinking monkey problem! I will gladly go to India and give them all an attitude adjustment with my AK47!

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