Japanese woman attacked by monkey near Taj Mahal; three international tourists bitten earlier in 2018

Agra | Sunday | 26th August, 2018

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All the entry/exit points and sitting area for tourists inside Taj are manned to ensure no further monkey attack ever happens.”On July 8, an Australian woman was attacked by monkey inside Taj Mahal. But in order to curb monkey menace particularly inside Taj Mahal, we have deployed our commandos with baton to scare away the simians. AGRA: A Japanese woman tourist was attacked and scratched by a monkey near Taj Mahal’s west gate on Sunday.The incident took place at around 12:30pm near Purani Mandi, 400 meters away from the monument. On August 18, 2016, simians snatched a money pouch from a foreign tourist at the Taj. On May 22, two French tourist were bitten by monkeys while they were on their way to main mausoleum.In 2016, two incidents of monkey attacks on visitors had occurred..