[monkeywire] Indian Police Hunt Glasses-Stealing Monkey
Carrie McLaren
temporary181 at stayfreemagazine.org
Sun Jul 22 23:01:40 EDT 2007
Indian Police Hunt Monkey That Stole Tourist's Glasses
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,289554,00.html
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
LUCKNOW, India - A South Korean tourist has filed a formal
complaint against a monkey he says stole his reading glasses during
his visit to the Hindu holy city of Varanasi in northern India.
Kim Dang Hoon says he opened his hotel room window for fresh air when
the monkey made his move.
"He headed straight to the table where my glasses were kept and took
it away," Kim said in the statement.
Part of the frame later was recovered by hotel staff and Kim said he
filed the report so he can make a damages claim on his travel
insurance.
Thousands of wild monkeys roam Varanasi, dotting the trees on the
banks of the Ganges River and scampering through the city's many
temples, where they are venerated as manifestations of the Hindu
monkey god Hanuman.
On Tuesday, police combed Varanasi's alleys searching for the monkey.
"It is difficult to trace the monkey but I am trying my best to
locate the rogue," investigating officer Inspector Govind Singh said
from Varanasi, some 185 miles southeast of Lucknow.
Problems with monkeys harassing tourists in the city are common, Singh said.
"But we can't do anything. We cannot shoot them or beat them as
Hindus worship monkeys," he said.
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