Rebel Monkey

Monkey Bites Cop
Burdwan, June 20: Three monkeys have wreaked havoc at Purbasthali here, biting and clawing almost 60 people in 10 days.
Among the victims were a dozen policemen. The Purbasthali police station, 120 km from Calcutta, virtually downed shutters today after a constable, Amal Tripathi, was bitten while escorting a duo from the lock-up to the bathroom. Tripathi was admitted to Kalna Subdivisional Hospital. The police station doors are being opened if knocked at. The personnel inside are ensuring whether it is indeed the knock of a human being — a comp-lainant or a fellow policeman. Kalna subdivisional police officer Rabindranath Bhattacharya said: “We are worried.... Forest department officials have been asked to capture the monkeys that have taken shelter on a banyan tree. But they have not responded.”