In a strange incident that occurred in Bulandshahr district of Uttar Pradesh on Saturday (May 30), a monkey snatched a bag containing… $$2 million in cash slipped from the hands of a man inside the district court complex and climbed to the top of a tree, where he began throwing bills into the air.
The incident reportedly occurred when a man arrived at the hall of lawyers Sohanpal and Aamir with Rs 200,000 in a bag to finish work. Suddenly, a monkey surprised him, took the bag from his hand and sat on a nearby neem tree.
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A video clip of the incident appeared on social media.
After completing the snatch-and-grab mission, the monkey tore the bag apart, perhaps while searching for food. When the bills started falling from the top of the tree, a crowd of people gathered to help catch the coin $500 notes scattered everywhere.
According to lawyer Sohanpal, he had sent his colleague Ravindra to buy stamp papers. Ravindra was accompanied by his accomplice Aamir when the bag was seized inside the court building, news agency PTI reported.
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The gathered crowd helped the couple collect the notes that fell from the top of the tree with police officials. Despite the initial shock of the incident, no monetary loss was reported, PTI revealed.
People took to social media to react to the hilarious incident, with one user tagging Ravi Kishan and asking him if the incident was inspired by his “amazing web series” Mamla Legal Hai? Another commented how it is only possible in India for a monkey to become a millionaire and a philanthropist on the same day. “For 5 minutes, he’s RBI,” another X user tweeted.
