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Onkar Singh in New Delhi
In their over enthusiasm to catch the 'monkey man', the residents of East Delhi on Thursday night thrashed a man returning home on a scooter. The man was eventually rescued by the police.
Hordes of youngsters armed with sticks have been keeping vigil in several residential areas ever since the stories of attacks by the 'monkey man' began circulating in the capital.
Speaking to rediff.com a senior officer of the Delhi police attributed Thursday night's incident to the wrong approach adopted by the Delhi police in its bid to catch the 'monkey man'.
"The Commissioner of Police Ajay Raj Sharma has announced a cash award of Rs 50,000 to whoever provides information about this mysterious attacker. Now that gives liberty to the people to go hunting for the 'monkey man.' This man was lucky to survive," he said.
The Delhi police, meanwhile, has set up a special task force to unravel the mystery of the 'monkey man'.
The police control room has been receiving, on an average, over 25-30 distress calls every night.
The investigations in the case are being monitored by Joint Commissioner of Police (New Delhi range) Suresh Roy.
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