Monkey menace: 2-month-old boy dies after being thrown down from roof in UP

The sleeping toddler was kidnapped by a troop of monkeys from his house when his parents were busy at work on Tuesday. The boy died on the spot after the monkeys dropped him down from the roof.

Banda: A 2-month-old boy died after being thrown down by a troop of monkeys from the roof of his house, police said on Thursday. The incident was reported at Chapar village in Uttar Pradesh's Banda district on Tuesday. No case has been registered as there was no complaint.

Police said the boy woke up on being dragged away by the monkeys. He cried and got the attention of the family. His father Visveshwar Verma rushed to check on him saw the monkeys taking him towards the roof. Visveshwar and his family went after the monkeys to rescue the toddler.

All attempts were made to coerce the monkeys to handover the child safely. In the melee, the monkeys which took him to the roof threw the child down to the ground. The child suffered injuries in the head and was rushed to a Family Health Centre in Tindwari, where doctors declared the child 'brought dead'.

Tindwari Police Station in Charge Narendra Pratap said Visveshwar Verma's child was sleeping in the veranda when 4 monkeys came. "One of them entered the house and made way with the child to the roof and then threw the child down," the official said. "We have not registered any case into the incident since we have not received any complaint in this regard," Pratap explained when asked why no case was registered despite the unnatural death.

People are troubled by the menace of monkeys: The people around say that people are troubled by the menace of monkeys in the area. Even before this, such incidents have come to the fore many times. Many people have been seriously injured due to the attack of monkeys. People also complained about this to the Forest Department and other responsible officials. Despite this, people have not been able to get rid of the terror of his monkeys.

Village chief Jauhariya Prajapati termed the issue as 'perennial'. "Monkey menace is not new here and is rampant. There were several instances of monkeys reading the village and attacking the villagers. We have made representations to the Forest Department and other appropriate forums. Yet, the menace continue," he said.