A two-month-old baby has been found dead in a water drum in India, after being snatched from his home by a hoard of wild monkeys. The boy was taken from his family’s property in Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh, in northern India, sparking renewed concerns about the threats posed to residents by local monkeys
Monkey attacks are not uncommon in the region, and the child was reportedly asleep on a bed when he was taken. His unsuspecting family members were reportedly occupied with household chores when the incident happened.
According to local accounts, the monkeys entered the house and carried the infant away.
The little boy’s desperate family began the search and eventually heard faint cries from the rooftop of their property. Following the sound, they tragically discovered the child inside a water-filled drum.
The child was rushed to a nearby hospital but medical professionals declared him dead on arrival. In response to the horrific event, police attended the scene, conducted a preliminary inquiry, and sent the body for a postmortem examination. Locals are reportedly shaken by the latest monkey attack. Residents have noted that the issue is long-standing and that chimps are routinely aggressive towards people living in the area.
Despite multiple complaints about the animals inflicting injuries and causing property damage, residents claim that neither local government nor the forest department has taken meaningful action.
The devastating tragedy has prompted renewed demands for the authorities to enact effective measures to prevent further loss of life and ensure public safety. This is not the first case of monkeys killing a local baby. In a chillingly similar incident in January 2022, in the Baghpat district of Uttar Pradesh, a two-month old, Keshav Kumar, was ripped from a terrace and thrown into a water tank by monkeys.
CCTV footage confirmed the involvement of monkeys in that incident.
A local vet had speculated that the horrific attack may have been carried out by a grieving female monkey, believing the child was her own infant.