MADHUBANI Over 20 monkeys attacked a 67-year-old man while he was collecting fodder for his livestock at Shahpur village of the district in Bihar on Sunday morning.
By the time people gathered to rescue him, Ramnath Chaudhary, a retired clerk of the now-closed Lohat Sugar Mill, was badly injured. He was taken to Madhubani Sadar Hospital where doctors declared him brought dead.
The incident triggered panic in the area. On being informed by local mukhiya Ramkumar Yadav, Pandaul circle officer Purushottam Kumar and police station in-charge Md Nadeem visited the village and urged the forest department to capture the monkeys.
By the time people gathered to rescue him, Ramnath Chaudhary, a retired clerk of the now-closed Lohat Sugar Mill, was badly injured. He was taken to Madhubani Sadar Hospital where doctors declared him brought dead.
The incident triggered panic in the area. On being informed by local mukhiya Ramkumar Yadav, Pandaul circle officer Purushottam Kumar and police station in-charge Md Nadeem visited the village and urged the forest department to capture the monkeys.
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