The Monkey Man of New Delhi is a strange monkey-like creature that was appearing at night and attacking people in New Delhi, India in 2001. The Monkey man is strong and agile, can see in the dark and said to be able to shapeshift (into a feline).
Eyewitness accounts were often inconsistent, but tend to describe the creature as about four feet (120 cm) tall, covered in thick black fur, with metal helmet and claws, glowing red eyes and three buttons on its chest. Other have described it as a bandaged figure, or as a helmeted thing.
Many people reported being scratched, and two (by some reports, three) people even died when they leapt from the tops of buildings or fell down stairwells in a panic caused by what they thought was the attacker. At one point, exasperated police even issued artist's impression drawings in an attempt to catch the creature. Many people today still believe this "monkey man" continues to haunt the streets.
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