A 59-year-old Malad resident had to pay a big price for taking pity on a monkey and feeding it a biscuit as the money attacked her face, leading to 10 stitches. Locals from Appapada in Malad East, on the outskirts of Sanjay Gandhi National Park, claimed the monkey recently lost its baby and has been attacking people frequently.

The latest incident took place on Thursday afternoon when Saroj Shukla was at her ice-cream and soda shop. Eyewitnesses said the monkey came and sat on the ice-cream fridge, following which Shukla offered it biscuits. However, the monkey attacked her on the face leaving her with gaping wounds and left. Shukla was taken to a hospital where she received 10 stitches. Doctors said her condition was improving and there was no danger. Another local said that the monkey had also tried to attack a child on Friday, but failed.