Indore (Madhya Pradesh): An injured black-faced monkey, spotted wandering on the roads in Indore, died moments before rescue. It was moving to places since last three days and appeared to be in dire need of help.
The monkey seemed to be isolated from its troop and staying in Gandhi Nagar area for last few days.
Seeing the animal alone, injured and helpless left the residents concerned and they tried to help it by providing food and water.
Monkey took shelter in garage
The monkey had taken shelter at a garage for few days, said a resident Manav.
He added, "It has been staying at our garage for a past few days. It caused no harm to anyone and remained calm. We provide it food and water, and it consumed peacefully. It is unable to move its arm which suggested an injury in its arm."
Regarding the matter, Priyanshu Jain from People For Animal (PFA) claimed repeated alerts were made about the monkey, still, the rescue operation was delayed.
The forest department was also informed about the situation.
Later, a team from Kampel reached the city to rescue the animal and provide it with medical assistance, however, it died beforehand unfortunately.
