Dhar (MP), March 7 A sub-tehsildar and a Public Works Department (PWD) sub-divisional officer were among five people bitten by a monkey in Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh, on Saturday, an official said.
The incident occurred in Badnawar, about 50 kilometers from the district headquarters, he added.
"Sub-tehsildar Sahdev More has been referred to a medical facility in Ratlam due to the nature of his injuries. The other four were treated at the Badnawar civil hospital. A forest department team managed to capture the monkey after a two-hour operation," the official informed.
It first attacked a man identified as Vijay and then attacked the sub-tehsildar and the PWD SDO among others, Deputy Ranger Vikram Singh Ninama said.
"It was lured into a cage with bananas. It will be taken to a safe location for further action," Ninama added.