India, June 1 -- In a bizarre incident in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr district on Saturday (May 30), a monkey snatched a bag containing Rs.2 lakh in cash from a man's hands inside the district court complex and climbed to the top of a tree, where it began throwing the currency notes into the air.

The incident reportedly occurred when a man arrived at the court chambers of advocates Sohanpal and Aamir with two lakh rupees in a bag to finish a deed. Suddenly, a monkey caught him by surprise, grabbed the bag from his hand and perched on top of a neem tree nearby.

A video of the incident surfaced on social media.

After finishing the snatch-and-grab job, the monkey tore open the bag, possibly in its search for food. As currency notes began ...