New Delhi — 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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bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…
I hate it when wild monkeys attack! however, it was nice of them to rush him to the hospital, they must be pretty smart...great writing!
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.
acg (anonymous) says…
WTH?
BrianR (anonymous) says…
At first I thought it was another story about Kid Rock.
ndmoderate (anonymous) says…
Whoa, thought I was reading The Onion there for a moment!
blue73harley (anonymous) says…
I can't wait for the investigation into a conspiracy theory. I am sure these monkeys were trained by some shadowy gov't agency.
Lilo (Leah Lomon) says…
Hah...sounds like a cover-up to me. "Attacked by wild monkeys..." Pffft! He was pushed i tell ya!
snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…
Monkey see, monkey kill!
The_Original_Bob (anonymous) says…
Blue - They were obviously Pakistani trained assasin monkeys.
whatupdown (anonymous) says…
Kid Rock, Wild Monkey, common mistake I'm shure.
ranger73 (anonymous) says…
Wow-
PETA is getting pretty militant!
outdoor55 (anonymous) says…
I actually lived in Jaipur, India for about 4 months, which is a few hours from Delhi. The monkeys there can be a little scary. While I was living there we had monkeys raid our fridge three times. That was crazy to see.
Calliope877 (anonymous) says…
whoah...that's one heck of a way to go out...d@mn monkeys...
cowboy (anonymous) says…
We could use a bunch of those on Pennsylvania Avenue , a whole bunch !
badger (anonymous) says…
I just keep thinking of Apu from the Simpsons saying, "Please do not give my god a peanut."
It's tragic and terrible that the man died, and I'm sure there are many pithy social issues surrounding the health and life quality of these street monkeys.
However, I can't stop snickering long enough to consider any of that, so I'll just say "Hee! Wild monkey attack!"
thebcman (anonymous) says…
See it tonight on Fox ... on an all new "When Wild Monkeys Attack"
Crispian (Crispian Paul) says…
Well, I guess Family Guy's resident evil monkey will be proud.
countrygirl (anonymous) says…
This is awful, but I keep picturing the flying monkeys from the Wizard of Oz. Sorry!!
bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…
no, up0on investigation, it will be discovered that they were Halliburton trained and programmed monkeys, part of another secret project of the bush admin to steal rights from people and trample the constitution, while looking silly doing it.
surprised we haven't seen a bush conspiracy theory yet.
hey, send these monkeys into the Pak frontier trained with pictures of Bin Laden in their minds? that'd be pretty cool...new reality show: secret killer trained monkeys!
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yes, need these in the capital, after the babboons running congress with the approaching zero approval rating. Pinky [stinky] Reid and san fran axis Nan Pelosi who hasn't met a foreign policy she couldn't screw up.
bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…
"its not pretty when good monkeys go bad."
"some monkeys just need killin'"
a couple of quotes adapted from westerns.
"do you feel lucky, monkey? ... well, do ya?"
jonas (anonymous) says…
Gnome: Your plan has a flaw. The White House and Capitol Hill have been filled with monkeys for the last two plus decades already.
clyde_never_barks (anonymous) says…
Oh, I thought this was the Onion website...checked again...nope.
tangential_reasoners_anonymous (anonymous) says…
A few properly deployed, hollowed, treat-laden coconuts could have averted the attack altogether.
GretchenJP (anonymous) says…
Damn monkeys. Stay offa my lawn! He shouldn't have tried to grab their banana.
riverrat2 (anonymous) says…
Flying Monkeys smoke on their way down. I've seen this.
But, to answer the big "Q" of the day.........................naaaa
tangential_reasoners_anonymous (anonymous) says…
"But, to answer the big "Q" of the day..."
Ok, I'll ask... what do you do with a bad monkey?
GretchenJP (anonymous) says…
See no evil
Hear no evil.
Smell no evil.
bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…
obviously: what do you do with a bad monkey...anything he wants...or its death!
still think the monkeys were very thoughtful to take him to the hospital after they attacked him...monkeys with conscience/trying to make it right...give them a break! these monkeys show evidence of being capable of reform...they just need "scared straight" for monkeys.
bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…
I'm quite proud of my fellow ljw posters on this award-winning board, when I saw this, I just knew it was for us. 40posts. and no monkeyshine.
GretchenJP (anonymous) says…
Are these the same monkeys from 28 Days Later?
Calliope877 (anonymous) says…
Okay, seriously folks...a person died here!
...I wonder if his tombstone will read, "Death by Monkeys"
I think we're all going to go to hell for joking about this....
plasticJHawk (Jonathan Allison) says…
I once met a girl from Delhi who claimed to have been kidnapped by a monkey when she was a baby. I didn't believe her. Now I do. Sorry I doubted you Stutie.