A patient’s relative, who is also a BMC employee, said, “On Wednesday around 11 am, the monkey attacked me and left a scratch. I have to take the anti-rabies vaccine.” He added that the monkey had returned again on Thursday in search of food. A doctor from the civic-run hospital said, “A relative accompanying a patient was bitten by the monkey on July 5. We have informed seniors about the monkey menace.” 

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Raju Bansare, relative of a patient, said, “I came from Nanded for my brother’s treatment and have been staying here for a month. For the past 4 to 5 days, a monkey has been coming inside the corridor looking for food. It also went through the bags and threw things around. It even attacked a woman in front of us. Some people are feeding it while others are scared.” Bansare said the monkey is generally seen around 10 to 11 am and then again around 8 to 9 pm.

When mid-day spoke to Dean Dr Sangeeta Rawat, she said, “We got a complaint of monkey menace. We have informed the disaster management cell to take necessary steps to relocate the monkey to its natural habitat.”

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Approx no of days since the menace started