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Berserk monkey attacks 3 women in Quepem 

CANACONA, JULY 2 — 

HERALD CORRESPONDENT

— A male monkey escaped from a cage and went wild, attacking three women at 
Paddi-Quepem
on Tuesday. The animal was later caught by Canacona Wildlife RFO Luis 
Fernandes and his
team of forest personnel. Fernandes said the monkey escaped from its master’s 
cage and
was seen on Monday near the forest department office at Paddi.W hen the 
animal saw some
women nearby, it began to chase them and attacked three women. Following the 
news,the
Canacona RFO rushed to Paddi and after a hot chase, succeeded in nabbing the 
animal. The
monkey has been kept at a cage at Hatipawl-Shisheval in Canacona and will be 
released in
the Cotigao wildlife sanctuary.