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Thief in Vasai turns out to be a monkey

"For the past one week we were confused as to who was stealing our food. The monkey would easily enter from the window and steal such items," said Savita Kulkarni, a resident of Kaman.

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For the past one week residents of a building and its nearby bungalows in the Kaman area of Vasai were confused to find fruits, vegetables, combs and clothes missing from their homes. Finally, on Friday, things became clear when a monkey was caught when the fire brigade was informed after it pulled a woman's hair.

Kept at the Wild Bird, Animal and Reptiles Rehabilitation Trust, Chhupa Rustam, as the monkey has been named, would soon be released in the Tungareshwar jungle by the forest department. It took four hours for the fire brigade personnel to net the animal as it jumped from one apartment to another. It was finally trapped on a tree and was handed over to the Trust.

"For the past one week we were confused as to who was stealing our food. The monkey would easily enter from the window and steal such items," said Savita Kulkarni, a resident of Kaman.

When Kulkarni's neighbour too complained about clothes missing from her house they kept their windows shut. "But we never doubted that a monkey would be behind all this," added Kulkarni.

Surendra Patil, another resident of the area, said: "It was when a neighbourhood woman's hair was pulled by the monkey, we informed the fire brigade and the NGO to rescue it."

Founder Wild Bird, Animal and Reptiles Rehabilitation Trust Jayesh Mehta said, "We rushed to the spot and it took four hours to catch him as he jumped from one building to another. Finally, we caught his attention by showing him bananas and trapped him. We will hand it over to the forest department to release in the jungle."

Mehta added that they named the monkey Chhupa Rustam as his activities were secretive and they were not noticed by the residents.
 

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