Overview

• The incident took place on August 26 at the Bidhuna tehsil office in Auraiya, where a monkey opened a motorcycle boot, seized a cash bag and climbed a tree.
• Reports identify the cash owner as schoolteacher Rohitash Chandra of Dodapur, with some accounts also mentioning Anuj Kumar present for land registration.
• Footage shows Rs 500 notes falling as people rushed to grab them, and witnesses say roughly Rs 28,000 was lost or torn while Rs 52,000 was retrieved.
• Residents say such monkey intrusions are routine at the campus, where bags, food and documents are often snatched or damaged, with no new remedial action noted in the coverage.
• Outlets widely shared the viral clip and flagged minor discrepancies in names and limited independent verification of all details.