Monkey kills 10-year-old boy by ripping out his intestines during attack by ‘notorious gang’ of primates near Indian temple
- A ‘notorious gang’ of monkeys killed the boy while he was playing with his friends
- He was taken to hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival
- This is the third attack on the village by the monkey gang this week
A 10-year-old boy was mercilessly killed by a monkey after it ripped out his intestines during an attack that took place near a temple in India.
Police said the boy, identified as Dipak Thakor, was killed by a “notorious gang” of monkeys on Tuesday while he and his friends were playing near a temple in Salki, a small village in the western state of Gujarat .
He and his friends were attacked and a monkey managed to dig its claws into him before killing him.
Although he was taken to hospital, he tragically died before doctors could treat him.
‘His intestine was torn out during the attack. He rushed to his home and was taken to a hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival,” an official told local media.
A ‘notorious gang’ of monkeys attacked the young boy and his friends as they played near a temple in Salki village
Officials in New Delhi used cutouts of langurs to deter other monkeys when the city hosted the G20 summit in September
The official added that this was the third attack by the monkey gang this week alone.
Forest official Vishal Chaudhary said he and his team have been trying to capture the deadly animals for some time now.
“We rescued two langurs last week and set up cages to capture another langur,” Chaudhary said.
‘There is a large troop of monkeys in the village, including four adults who have been involved in attacks in the past week.
‘Two of them were rescued. Efforts are underway to cage another.”
Langurs are not normally aggressive, although scientists have noted that all-male groups can become aggressive, as individual dominance is achieved through aggression and mating success.
Officials in New Delhi used cutouts of langurs to deter other monkeys when the city hosted the G20 summit in September.
City officials also hired more than thirty “monkey men” to mimic the langur’s screeches and cries in an effort to scare monkeys away from international figures.