On Tuesday, a monkey shattered the sunroof of a parked luxury car by jumping onto it from the roof of hotel in Varanasi's Visheshwarganj area. The incident was captured on the CCTV installed there.
In the 10-second CCTV footage, the monkey is seen crashing through the sunroof and quickly coming out of the car after landing inside, surprising onlookers. After exiting the car, the monkey casually walked away, leaving viewers astonished at its nonchalant demeanor. Two motorcycles stopped as the monkey crossed the street and walked off in front of them.
The video has gone viral on social media, gathering 648,000 views and many reactions. The post included a video of the incident, which has been widely shared, with over 112,000 views and numerous likes. Users are expressing both amusement and concern for the monkey's well-being.
A user who shared the video on X (formerly Twitter) noted that the incident occurred in Varanasi, highlighting the area's ongoing monkey problem. Local people say that due to monkeys, there have been many such problems in the area, including damage to car sunroofs. Monkeys sometimes damage items placed on rooftops and tamper with electric wires.
Many viewers initially thought the monkey was injured and wondered if it survived after witnessing the fall, but reports indicate that the monkey did not sustain any serious injuries in the incident.
"How will you explain this incident to the insurance company?" one commentator wrote.
The car's owner is the hotel's proprietor, Mukesh Jaiswal.
The incident was reported by Hindustan Times, and ABP News, among others.
This article was written in collaboration with generative AI company Alchemiq