Today, the division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan and Justice Virender Singh directed the State government to submit a report on the steps taken by them to curb the monkey menace in Shimla. 

In view of the death of a girl near Tutu in Shimla due to an attack by monkeys, the court has made the Environment Ministry of the Central Government a party in this case. Further, the Principal Secretary of Forest, Deputy Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, and DFO Wildlife have been impleaded as party respondents.

In the said matter, a young girl fell from the third floor of her house in the Dhanda area of the city on Monday after being attacked by monkeys. The girl was taken to the IGMC but she died on the way.

It was further reported that this is not the first incident of death due to the terror of monkeys. After interacting with the officials of the state forest and wildlife department the court listed the matter for further hearing on this issue on May 15