The Monkey Man of New Delhi (English:The Face Scratcher,Hindi: मुंहनोचवा, Urdu: منھ نوچوا) aka Kaala Bandar is an unknown anomaly which was reported to be roaming Delhi in mid-2001. The entire incident has been described as an example of mass hysteria in India.[1][2][3]
Police artist's impression of the Monkey Man of New Delhi
In May 2001, reports began to circulate in the Indian capital New Delhi around a strange monkey-like creature that was appearing at night and attacking people.[4] Eyewitness accounts were often inconsistent, but tended to describe the creature as about four feet (120 cm) tall,[5] covered in thick black hair, with a metal helmet, metal claws, glowing red eyes and three buttons on its chest. Some reports also claim that the monkey-man wore roller-skates.[6] Others, however, described the Monkey-man as having a more vulpine snout, and being up to eight feet tall, and muscular; it would leap from building to building.[citation needed] Over 350 sightings of the Kala Bandar were reported, as well as around 60 resulting injuries.[7] Two[5] (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.
In popular culture
Film
The appearance of Monkey Man in Old Delhi is the centre-point of the 2009 BollywoodHindi film Delhi-6 directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra. In the film, the creature, called in Hindi as "Kala Bandar (Black Monkey)" is used as an allegory to represent the evil that resides inside every man alongside God (virtue). The monkey man has never actually been caught on tape.[clarification needed]
Television
In 2012, the Hindi TV series Mrs. Kaushik Ki Paanch Bahuein featured a story track around the mystery of "Kala Bandar" (Black Monkey).[8]
In the 2011 graphic novel Munkeeman by Tere Bin Laden director Abhishek Sharma, the creature is interpreted as a misunderstood superhero, who was the result of a science experiment gone wrong. The first edition, Munkeeman Vol 1 chronicled the creatures brief appearance in Delhi, and the second edition will feature the creature in Kanpur, based on the incidents reported in February 2002.[citation needed]
^It's a man! It's a monkey! It's a...; by Onkar Singh in New Delhi; 18 May 2001; Rediff India. 'Monkey man' keeps Delhi awake again; 18 May 2001; Rediff India. . Also see [1], [2], [3]
^ ab"Desi fables - The Times of India". Indiatimes. 26 June 2010. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
^Harding, Luke (18 May 2001). "'Monkey man' causes panic across Delhi". The Guardian. New Delhi.
^Bhairav, J. Furcifer; Khanna, Rakesh (2020). Ghosts, Monsters, and Demons of India. India: Blaft Publications Pvt. Ltd. p. 245. ISBN9789380636474.
^"Bhoot family to visit Mrs. Kaushik House!". The Times of India. TNN. 19 November 2012.
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