Indian Monkey Playfully Showers People With Stolen Money While Sitting On A Tree
In our RANDOM WEDNESDAY this week, we feature a story of a monkey in India, given the nickname "Robin Hood" by local people, who has showered stolen banknotes onto lucky passers-by in the northern Indian hill town of Shimla. Have fun reading through the quirky story.
By Sadho Ram — 03 Sep 2014, 02:27 PM — Updated about 10 years ago
A monkey in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh has showered banknotes on people
A monkey sparked a dash for cash in a northern Indian town when he showered banknotes from a rooftop, witnesses told AFP on Tuesday. Surprised holidaymakers in the scenic pine forest of Shimla, the state capital, ran around, collecting the falling notes for nearly an hour on Sunday, eyewitnesses said.
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According to reports, when the monkey found nothing to munch on, it stole INR10,000 (USD165) from a contractor who had planned to pay his labourers
Reports said the simian stole 10,000 rupees ($165; £100) from a nearby home. The monkey had entered the house to look for food, but when it did not find anything to eat, it took the money.
"I was returning from the nearby temple when I suddenly saw some people looking up at currency notes flying. I noticed a monkey was dropping them from a tree," resident Ashok Kumar told AFP. "I also joined the crowd and picked up two notes of 100 rupees ($1.65) each."
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Workers at the construction site tried in vain to catch the thieving primate, who playfully tossed down money from a rooftop before continuing the handouts from a tree, with an eager crowd gathering to catch the cash for nearly an hour
The cash-dispensing simian was first spotted sitting on a tin roof with a bundle of currency notes before it playfully started throwing them down one-by-one. As people began collecting notes of various denominations, the monkey moved on to a tree. But as it continued to distribute money, many people rushed there to pick up the falling notes.
"Surprised by the attention it was attracting, the cash loaded monkey then decided to move into the thick pine trees. But as it continued to shower notes, the money collectors naturally followed it," said Amit Kanwar who witnessed the entire scene.
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There are some 300,000 monkeys in the state and Shimla has long been a haven for the animals. Macaque monkeys are considered sacred by Hindus, who often feed them.
But in recent years, the animals have been coming increasingly in conflict with humans, destroying crops, attacking people for food and biting children. And authorities in Himachal Pradesh have declared monkeys a menace.