The residents of JB Nagar at Andheri have complained to forest officials about the menace of monkeys in their residential complex, adding that they have been unable to complete their daily chores in the past three days as three monkeys have created chaos within the complex by swinging on trees and entering residents’ homes. And to add to their misery, forest officials are in no mood to entertain their complaints, claiming that they do not have adequately trained staff.

Primate problems
“I thought they won’t be able to reach as high as the seventh floor. But on Friday morning, I was shocked when I saw two of them in my hall, sitting on my sofa with the TV remotes in their mouth,” said 45-year-old Anju Varma, a resident of Mistry Compound.