The Hindu : Monkey shot dead

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Sunday, Mar 21, 2004

Karnataka

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Monkey shot dead

By Our Staff Reporter

BANGALORE, MARCH 20. The police on Friday shot dead the monkey that had bitten more than a dozen people at Summanhalli and surrounding areas in Kamakshipalya police station limits.

The Deputy Commissioner of Police (West), K.V. Sharthchandra, told The Hindu that a sharpshooter from the City Armed Reserve (CAR) killed the monkey with a .22 air gun. The police, who were looking for the monkey for the past two days, traced it at BDA Layout in Kottigepalya on Friday evening.

Mr. Sharatchandra said the police had obtained permission from the Chief Conservator of Forests to kill the monkey. Later, the people offered "pooja" to the carcass and buried it.

The monkey was reported to have attacked and bitten at least 15 persons in Nagarbhavi area. One of the victims is a 40-year old man who has been in coma for over a week now. Animal rights organisations which were keen on capturing the monkey alive said it might have been kept as a pet and later released. Monkeys usually live in packs and it is difficult to keep them as pets after they grow into adults. That is why many such monkeys are released and being unable to adapt to the ways of other monkeys take to attacking human beings, say people connected with animal rights organisations.

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