Woman dies in bid to escape from monkey attack

Woman dies in bid to escape from monkey attack (EDS: RECASTING 2nd, 3rd paras) Sangareddy (Telangana), Feb 26 (PTI): A 80-year-old woman died in an attempt to escape from an attack by monkeys in Siddipet district of Telangana, a police official said Tuesday. V Bhadravva fell into a roadside pit and sustained head injuries while running away from the animals. She was rushed to hospital but died on the way, assistant commissioner of police Mahender Reddy said.

She was sitting in front of the house when the attack took place, he said. Village head T Ramesh said the biggest problem the village has been facing was the monkey menace. The animals have a free run and the residents can't move about without difficulty, he said.

He claimed there were about 1,000 monkeys in and around the village; they attack the houses and the people. The village sarpanch has requested the forest department to end the monkey menace and said a special meeting of the panchayat would be convened to discuss the issue.

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