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Monkey Tears Off Soccer Coach's Ear

In a bizarre incident, a monkey tore off a soccer coach's ear while 
he was trying to save his young trainees from the simian at a stadium 
in Kolkata.

On Friday, Samir Chatterjee came as usual to the Sodepur Sporting 
stadium, in North 24 Parganas, to train his boys, but the monkey 
intervened. Sensing danger, Chatterjee, known for his love for 
animals, collected some potatoes to lure away the monkey, but it 
instead pounced on him and tore off his ear.

The coach was taken to the Medical College and Hospital, where the 
doctors later fixed his ear.

Local residents said hordes of monkeys from Dakhineshwar Temple often 
invade the stadium and disturb the players by holding their legs.

Recently, due to the monkey menace, a local school in the area had to 
suspend classes for some days.

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