Two arrested for theft of monkeys

Two security guards at the Alipur zoo were arrested yesterday for their alleged involvement in the stealing of rare Brazilian monkeys.

Two security guards at the Alipur zoo were arrested yesterday for their alleged involvement in the stealing ofu00a0 rare Brazilian monkeys.

"We've arrested two security guards, who were on duty that night to take care of the enclosure,"u00a0 said Asit Pal, Kolkata Police deputy commissioner (port division).

Eight rare Brazilian monkeys were found mysteriously stolen from Kolkata's famous Alipore Zoological Garden on Sunday morning.

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