In India's historic city of Shimla thousands of monkeys have been attacking tourists and farms

 Shimla: In India's historic city of Shimla thousands of monkeys have been attacking tourists and farms. Most of the macaques fled India during the coronavirus ban. They moved to the countryside to search for food. Restrictions have become less restrictive and they are now able to bully residents and seize grocery bags. There are up to 50 hungry monkeys roaming the Himalayan hills, where the British once colonial summer escape. Many Monkey catcher try to catching them but fails.

It is home to 160,000 residents, which has been a tourist attraction for many years. However, the food waste left behind by the tourists has made it a magnet for the hungry simians. Nand Lal shared with AFP his injuries from a fight with the animals. The 46-year-old said that he was passing a monkey group when the dominant male attacked him and three others. He needed multiple anti-rabies injections.

"Fortunately I could grab a stick to fight them off. I had bruises all over the top of my head and face. I was bleeding from a bite to my back. Lal stated that he could still hear the "chattering", of his attackers, and the two dozen other monkeys who watched him, days after the attack.

Kuldeep Chand Sood (retired High Court judge) said that people are scared and don't know what they should do. He pointed to the bite in his leg as he was sitting on the terrace of his house reading. He explained that a monkey bit him while he was reading his book.

Many Sanjauli homes have metal cages on their terraces and windows to keep intruders out. Some have even been known as thieves from refrigerators. Recent years have seen the sterilization of approximately 157,000 animals in Himachal Pradesh. Experts believe this is the best way to end the problem.