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Monkey Steals and Scatters ₹500 Notes From Tourist at Kodaikanal’s Guna Caves

This episode underlines how rising visitor numbers at the caves have fueled more interactions with local monkeys.

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Overview

  • A monkey snatched a bundle of ₹500 notes from a Karnataka tourist near Guna Caves, climbed a tree, and dropped bills one by one.
  • Fellow visitors collected falling notes while some drifted into a nearby river.
  • A video of the monkey sitting on a branch and “showering” cash has gone viral online.
  • Earlier this month in Vrindavan, monkeys also stole valuables, including diamonds worth over ₹20 lakh from a merchant.
  • Tourist arrivals at Guna Caves have risen since the site’s feature in recent Tamil films, coinciding with repeated monkey-related incidents.