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91-Year-Old Dies After Monkey Attack in Karnataka

By Drooid · Sep 24, 2026, 10:06 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

91-year-old Najamunnisa Begum died after a monkey attacked her in Karnataka.
CCTV recorded the September 19 attack outside her B.T. Patil Nagar home.
Her daughter rushed to help while the monkey moved toward her before fleeing.
She was taken to a private hospital, seemed to recover, yet died the next day.
Fatal monkey attacks also hit elderly women in Aligarh (Sept 10), Shimla (Sept 14) and Kakinada (March).

History

Historical Context

The Indian Parliament passed the Wildlife (Protection) Act in 1972, establishing six schedules that grant absolute protection to species such as macaques and set minimum fines of Rs 10,000 for violations. After 1970s Delhi incidents that led cities to ban feeding primates, recent fatal monkey attacks in Karnataka, Aligarh, Shimla and Kakinada revive calls for stricter enforcement of the Act.

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Story summary

91-year-old Najamunnisa Begum died after a monkey attacked her in Karnataka.
CCTV recorded the September 19 attack outside her B.T. Patil Nagar home.
Her daughter rushed to help while the monkey moved toward her before fleeing.
She was taken to a private hospital, seemed to recover, yet died the next day.
Fatal monkey attacks also hit elderly women in Aligarh (Sept 10), Shimla (Sept 14) and Kakinada (March).

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