Bhagpat, October 20: An elderly man was stoned to death by monkeys when he had gone to collect dry woods for havan. The incident took place in Tikri village of Baghpat in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday. While the police have registered the death stating it to be 'an accident', the family of the deceased wants an FIR against monkeys.

According to the police, monkeys who got bricks from a nearby dilapidated building threw them at 72-year-old Dharampal Singh when he went to collect dry woods. Singh was hit on head and chest, and succumbed to injuries in a hospital later. His family has complained, accusing monkeys of killing Singh. The family wants their complaint to be converted into an FIR.

슬롯사이트œMonkeys threw more than 20 bricks at Dharampal on Thursday. He was hit on the head, chest and legs. Thrown from quite a height, the bricks were enough to kill him. These rogue monkeys are the real culprits and must pay for it. We have given a written complaint against monkeys, but police don슬롯사이트™t seem to be convinced enough to convert it into an FIR," Krishnapal Singh, the deceased슬롯사이트™s brother, .

However, the police said they can not register a case against monkeys. 슬롯사이트œHow can we register the case against monkeys? This will make us a laughingstock. I don슬롯사이트™t think it is a legitimate demand," Chitwan Singh, station officer of Doghat police station, said. The police registered the death in its case diary and conducted a post-mortem.

Villagers say monkeys have been attacking locals in the village. 슬롯사이트œThe attack on Dharampal could be the worst case, but monkeys have made life difficult for villagers here, and there doesn슬롯사이트™t seem to be any solution in sight,슬롯사이트� Bheema Kashyap, a resident, was quoted as saying. Rhesus macaque monkeys are targetting people, wildlife experts say.

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