Baby monkey causes havoc at international terminal of Ahmedabad airport

An injured baby monkey created quite a scene at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on Sunday evening for more than three hours. The monkey appeared at the airport's international terminal gate number-8 and was so terrified that it refused to go away. After hours of drama housekeepers somehow managed to trap the monkey in a cage and on Monday morning Kankaria zoo authorities took it away.

But what surprised airport officials was the lack of response of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) and the forest department. They did not   respond even after several requests from the officials.

It is to be noted that there is a committee comprising AMC, forest department and Airports Authority of India (AAI) which is making efforts to free the city airport from animal menace.

"At 7.30pm a baby monkey made its way to gate number-8. It came from the runway to the apron where the aerobridges are installed. The monkey was injured and there was a bloodstain on its mouth as if it had been hit. It simply refused to go away despite our best efforts," said an airport source.

"When the concerned officials didn't respond we called a couple of NGOs who catch stray animals but they also didn't come. We are not trained to catch monkeys and many of us also got frightened," sources added.