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Published 17:00 IST, May 7th 2020

Delhi: Monkey breaks into ATM, netizens say it ‘must be short of money’

In a bizarre incident, a monkey recently broke into an SBI ATM at South Avenue, which is just a few kilometres away from Rashtrapati Bhawan, Delhi.

Reported by: Bhavya Sukheja
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In a bizarre incident, a monkey recently broke into an SBI ATM at South Avenue, which is just a few kilometres away from Rashtrapati Bhawan, Delhi. Although the cops immediately rushed to the spot, the monkey still managed to damage the ATM machine. According to a media report, the police officers were surprised by the ‘accused’ monkey, which turned out to be a stray. 

The ‘monkey heist’ happened around 3pm. The Delhi police sealed that kiosk and inspected the machine. The footage was also released by ANI in which the stray animal could be seen jumping onto the ATM machine and damaging the front panel. 

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Video goes viral

While the monkey was reportedly captured, the video clip of the monkey breaking into the ATM has since gone viral. Several internet users called the incident a ‘monkey heist’, while others joked that the animal was probably running short of money. One Twitter user said, “Must’ve been an old customer of SBI who must have been traumatised, only then it is taking revenge”. 

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16:59 IST, May 7th 2020