A man has been stoned to death by a group of monkeys who hurled bricks at him from a tree.

Dharampal Singh, 72, was hit in the head and chest and was taken to hospital, where he died, according to police in India.

The monkeys had collected the bricks from a run down building nearby, it is believed.

Rhesus macaque monkeys are usually to blame for attacks on humans in India (Picture: Getty)

Mr Singh’s brother Krishnapal told The Times of India: ‘Monkeys threw more than 20 bricks at Dharampal on Thursday.


‘Thrown from quite a height, the bricks were enough to kill him. These rogue monkeys are the real culprits and must pay for it.’

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The victim was collecting pieces of dry wood for a fire when he was ambushed.



Villagers in Tikri, Uttar Pradesh, have complained that aggressive monkeys in the area have made their lives hell.

But police insisted they cannot open a case against monkeys and instead declared Mr Singh’s death an accident.

Chitwan Singh, station officer at Doghat police station, said: ‘How can we register the case against monkeys? This will make us a laughing stock.’

Wildlife experts have said that rhesus macaques are usually to blame for monkey attacks on humans in India.

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