Gzb: Monkeys cause wall collapse, woman killed

In the continued fallout from the monkey menace in Ghaziabad, a 45-year-old woman died after a group of simians orchestrated a partial wall collapse in Modinagar that led to 15-20 bricks falling on her head from a height of about 18-20 feet, causing her head injuries and eventually, leading to her death on Friday evening, police officials said.

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The victim was identified as Raj Kumari, a resident of the Suchetapuri locality, who was standing in the lane outside the house where the wall collapse took place. She was attending a function in the neighbourhood, police said.

“Several monkeys climbed the wall constructed on the first floor of a neighbourhood house. As a result, several bricks were dislodged, and these fell directly on the head of the victim, who was standing in the lane outside the house. She was rushed by locals to a hospital and later referred to another hospital in Meerut, where she succumbed late Friday night,” said Amit Saxena, assistant commissioner of police (Modinagar circle).