Pilibhit: An 18-year-old college girl fell off the roof of her house after she confronted with a group of monkeys on Thursday morning.She was first shifted to the community health centre in Puranpur, but in view of multiple-fractures in her both legs, she was referred to a private hospital in Bareilly.According to her uncle Sushil Gupta, Deeksha, a student of BA (first year), had gone to the roof to collect clothes when monkeys started fighting among themselves violently on the roof. Afraid of their attack, Deeksha tried to escape from there, but lost her balance and fell off the roof, he said.“She has suffered fractures at six points in her legs and doctors have operated upon her for nailing,” he said.Monkey population and menace has been increasing day by day in the city, he said.Puranpur municipal council chairman Pradeep Jaiswal said he had written many letters to the forest authorities seeking their permission to catch monkeys, but they never responded. “I will pursue the matter with them again. Besides, I will also seek opinion of experts for the vasectomy of male monkeys to check their population.”Divisional forest officer, forest and wildlife division, Pilibhit, Sanjeev Kumar said, “We will extend our full support and guidance to the municipal council in catching monkeys. Monkey is a protected wild mammal enlisted in Schedule III of the Wildlife Protection Act. The municipal council will, therefore, have to strictly comply with the norms laid down for catching monkeys and sterilisation.”

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