An 80-year-old man died after being attacked and chased by a group of monkeys in Uttar Pradesh's Farrukhabad district.

The man, identified as Khuda Baksh, resident of Ghasia Chilauli village of Kotwali area, was sitting on the terrace of his house when the monkeys pounced on him and chased him, causing him to fall off the terrace.

He suffered serious head injury.

His family members took him to the CHC, where the doctor declared him brought dead.

Residents said the authorities should tackle the monkey menace as it has already claimed many lives.

The monkey menace in the area has become so dangerous that people have started hiring langurs to keep the monkeys at bay. 

(IANS/SR)