Woman rescues infant monkey from attacker
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:22.10.2021
A lawyer on Wednesday rescued an infant monkey from a gypsy woman who was beating the animal aboard an EMU train from Tambaram. The woman later handed over the simian to forest officials.
Vinotha Varshini, who works in the legal wing of International Clearing and Shipping Agency in Parry’s, boarded the train at Tambaram and noticed a group of gypsies getting into the EMU train at Nungambakkam railway station.
One of the women was beating the animal with a stick, Vinotha said. One end of a rope was tied to one of its legs and a boy held on to the other end. “As the train entered Chetpet railway station, I quickly snatched the monkey from the boy and got off as the train stopped,” she told TOI. The group reacted quickly and hopped off too, surrounding the lawyer. Despite the monkey holding the lawyer tightly around her neck, one woman caught hold of the animal’s leg and tried to pull it away, causing the animal to cry out in pain. This led to other commuters coming to Vinotha’s aid.
RPF personnel patrolling the platform noticed the ruckus and stepped in. Police allowed the lawyer to proceed with the monkey. Vinotha went straight to the forest department office at Velachery and handed the monkey over to officials. Veterinarians are treating the monkey for malnutrition. Officials said the monkey will be raised in an enclosure till it is old enough to survive on its own in the wild.
IN SAFE HANDS: Lawyer Vinotha Varshini with the monkey she rescued
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