| redbull |
10-22-2007 09:24 PM |
new dehli deputy mayor killed by monkeys
http://www.news10.net/display_story.aspx?storyid=34201
New Dehli Deputy Mayor Falls to His Death During Wild Monkey Attack
Written by Jason Kobely, Internet News Producer
E-mail Story Print Story
NEW DELHI (AP) -- Aggressive monkeys are being blamed for the death of a senior Indian official.
Media reports said the deputy mayor of New Delhi was on the balcony of his home when he was attacked by a gang of Rhesus macaques causing him to fall. He was rushed to the hospital but died of head injuries.
Many government buildings, temples and residential neighborhoods in New Delhi are overrun by Rhesus macaques. Devout Hindus believe
the monkeys are manifestations of a monkey god and feed them bananas and peanuts. That has encouraged the monkeys to frequent public places, and bite or snatch food from unsuspecting visitors.
Last year, the Delhi High Court reprimanded city authorities for not stopping the animals and asked them to find a permanent solution. City authorities have employed monkey catchers who use a larger and fiercer kind of monkey to scare and catch the macaques. But that hasn't stopped the problem.
|