Panic in Delhi's Azadpur metro station as monkey wanders in

A video of the monkey climbing an escalator was widely shared on social media platforms.

Published: 24th September 2018 08:53 PM  |   Last Updated: 24th September 2018 09:01 PM   |  A+A-

Image used for representational purpose only.

By Express News Service

NEW DELHI: A monkey wandered into an underground metro station on the Pink Line of the Delhi Metro, causing unease among passengers on Monday.

Causing panic among the commuters, the monkey entered Azadpur Metro Station at around 11:30 am. The new station building is underground and has an interchange facility with its old station, a senior DMRC official said.

A video of the monkey climbing an escalator was widely shared on social media platforms. Not causing any harm to anyone soon the authorities took notice and the animal was whisked away by the DMRC and CISF staff posted there.

Watch video of monkey riding the escalator

Meanwhile, on Sunday a bird reportedly collapsed on the tracks at a different metro station was rescued by wildlife conservation NGO and is kept under medical observation. The DMRC officials believe that the Indian cormorant might have wandered out of the Okhla Bird sanctuary located close to the Kalindi Kunj metro station. The Indian Cormorant is found mainly along the inland waters of the Indian subcontinent, extending. A team of two rescuers were sent to the spot with necessary equipment. They shifted the bird to a transport container and rushed to a recovery facility.

Stay up to date on all the latest Delhi news with The New Indian Express App. Download now

Comments

Disclaimer : We respect your thoughts and views! But we need to be judicious while moderating your comments. All the comments will be moderated by the newindianexpress.com editorial. Abstain from posting comments that are obscene, defamatory or inflammatory, and do not indulge in personal attacks. Try to avoid outside hyperlinks inside the comment. Help us delete comments that do not follow these guidelines.

The views expressed in comments published on newindianexpress.com are those of the comment writers alone. They do not represent the views or opinions of newindianexpress.com or its staff, nor do they represent the views or opinions of The New Indian Express Group, or any entity of, or affiliated with, The New Indian Express Group. newindianexpress.com reserves the right to take any or all comments down at any time.