Siliguri, June 3 -- Residents of Rathkhola in the Naxalbari area of Siliguri heaved a sigh of relief on Wednesday after forest officials successfully captured an aggressive adult langur that had terrorised the locality for the past three days.
According to local residents, the monkey had been carrying out repeated attacks on people, creating widespread panic in the area. On Tuesday alone, at least seven persons were injured in separate incidents. Two of the victims sustained serious injuries to their legs and had to be admitted to hospital for treatment.
Officials of the Kurseong Forest Division launched an operation from around 4 a.m. on Wednesday to capture the animal. After several hours of effort, forest personnel located the animal p...