monkeys

JAIPUR, India (Reuters) – Less than a week after a mysterious “monkey man” triggered panic in the Indian capital, panic gripped the northwestern state of Rajasthan where villagers said they had been attacked by a similar looking creature. But police said people in the desert state’s Nagaur district had been attacked Monday by a wild … Continue reading »

By Alpana Sarma NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Police in the Indian capital said Monday the marauding “monkey man” that terrorized the city over the past week was neither man nor monkey but a result of public hysteria. After an intensive search in which some 3,000 extra officers were put on the case, police said they … Continue reading »

Sunday May 20 8:48 AM ET NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Injuries reported by dozens of people in the Indian capital as having been caused by a mysterious ape-like creature were not caused by an animal, police said on Sunday. But they were still to solve the case of the mysterious ”monkey man” attacks despite narrowing … Continue reading »

Saturday May 19 3:14 AM ET NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Police in the Indian capital said on Saturday they believed they were close to solving the case of the mysterious “monkey man,” blamed for attacks in which dozens of people have been bitten and clawed. But there was no respite from complaints by residents in … Continue reading »

Friday May 18 3:09 AM ET NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Police in India’s capital suspect that the mysterious “monkey man” who has bitten and clawed dozens of people, unleashing a wave of panic across the city, is the creation of a gang of trouble makers. “It’s definitely not one person,” Joint Commissioner of Police Suresh … Continue reading »

Friday May 18 8:58 AM ET NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Vigilante mobs have taken to the streets of the Indian capital to track down a mysterious ”monkey man” blamed for attacks in which dozens of people have been bitten and clawed. Police in New Delhi said Friday they suspected that the attacks, which have unleashed … Continue reading »

Wednesday May 16 6:07 PM ET By HEMA SHUKLA, Associated Press Writer NEW DELHI, India (AP) – Police are blaming a band of men in masks for what they call hysteria among residents of New Delhi, who claim a mysterious “monkey man” has been attacking people late at night. Police have received up to 50 … Continue reading »

Wednesday May 16 7:43 AM ET NEW DELHI (Reuters) – “Monkey man” hysteria is sowing panic in India’s capital, with media reporting that two terrified residents fell to their death on hearing that an ape-like attacker was nearby. Police said on Wednesday that they were no closer to solving the mystery of an ape-like creature … Continue reading »

Tuesday May 15 9:13 AM ET NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Fear gripped some suburbs of the Indian capital on Tuesday after dozens of residents reported attacks by an ape-like creature able to leap from roof to roof. Police had received about 65 reports of a mysterious attacker with a monkey’s face and human body scratching … Continue reading »

Monkey business rules in India’s corridors of power By Sunil Kataria Tuesday, January 9, 2001 Thousands of monkeys are creating havoc in the corridors of power in the Indian capital, barging into government offices, stealing food, threatening bureaucrats, and even ripping apart valuable documents. The increasingly aggressive animals swing effortlessly between the offices of the … Continue reading »