India, March 23 -- A monkey with a nearly 2.7-foot-long arrow lodged through its mouth was rescued on Sunday evening in Yeoor, near the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP), marking the third such incident reported in the past three days.

Residents said the money, a bonnet Macaque, was first spotted around 11.30 am perched atop a temple in Rambaug, with the arrow piercing its mouth from one side to the other. The severity of the injury went unnoticed at first glance, but locals soon realised the extent of the trauma and alerted rescuers.

Sandeep Yadav, a Rambaug resident, said the Resqink Association for Wildlife Welfare (RAWW) and the forest department were informed immediately and a joint rescue operation was launched. One of the rescue...