After Death of Deputy Mayor, Delhi Plans to Fight Monkeys with Monkeys

The monkey problem in Delhi, the Indian Capital, has finally reached up and claimed the life of a major political figure in the city. SS Bajwa, the city's Deputy Mayor, died Sunday after a fall from his first-floor terrace; he fell while trying to fight off a horde of Rhesus macaques (pictured at right).

Apparently, monkey catchers have not been very effective, and a "culling" of the monkeys would offend the Hindu resident's belief that the monkeys are a meenifestation of the god Hanuman. The most promising strategy put forth so far: train gangs of larger, more ferocious langur monkeys to act as enforcers and subdue the gangs of macaques.