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Just monkey business

Delhi Metro, says a Reuters report, has hired a monkey to frighten off other monkeys from boarding trains and upsetting passengers. The langur, which has been trained since it was three months old, has been patrolling monkey-prone stations on a leash. In June, a monkey boarded a train at the underground Chawri Bazaar station and reportedly scared passengers by scowling at them for three stops. It then alighted at the Civil Lines station. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation says it hopes the new hire will avert a repeat of that episode. "He started work a month ago and since then we've not had a single incident," said Anuj Dayal, a Metro spokesman.

COMPLIED BY NIMI KURIAN

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