Thankfully, there have been no instances of them attacking people,” said Santosh Kank, range forest officer, Mumbai. We appeal to the citizens to refrain from feeding the monkeys and inform the forest department if they are spotted regularly,” Kank said. Deputy conservator forest, Thane territorial, Jitendra Ramgaokar, said the forest department had submitted a proposal to the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC ) and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)to help control the issue in November 2017. “Despite being understaffed, the department is handling cases reported from all over Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR).”However, BMC officials refuted the claims about receiving any proposal from the forest department. Captured monkeys were being released in Thane territorial forest areas, said Kank.

Source: Hindustan Times February 25, 2018 18:11 UTC