THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Gray Langur aka Hanuman monkey escaped from the cage in Thiruvananthapuram Zoo. The newly brought Gray Langur is the one that escaped. A warning has been issued in the area due to the monkey's aggressive nature.

A monkey had escaped from the zoo months ago as well. A brown Bengal monkey had escaped from the zoo while visitors were present. The 10-year-old male monkey came out of the cage while the keepers were cleaning the cage. The zoo doctor used a gun to tranquilize the monkey, but the gun malfunctioned and did not hit the mark. The authorities got worried as this monkey also belonged to the aggressive class. More staff came and threw stones and made loud noises and chased the monkey down. As soon as he reached the bottom, the monkey was moved to a cage.