Monkey snatches woman’s phone in Shivamogga, mimics using it
Shivamogga: In an incident reported from Kuvempu Road in the city on Wednesday, a monkey snatched a young woman's mobile phone and spent nearly an hour playing with the device, mimicking human behavior, before finally leaving it for a banana.
The young woman, working as a lab technician at Nanjappa Hospital, had kept her phone by an open window when the monkey suddenly grabbed it and climbed a nearby tree.
Onlookers were astonished to see the monkey behaving almost like a human, holding the phone to its chest, staring at the screen, and even pretending to answer a call by placing the device near its ear.
Several people gathered below the tree, trying to lure the monkey with bananas and by repeatedly calling the phone, hoping it would drop the device.
However, the monkey held on tightly and continued playing with it.
The monkey eventually came down onto the hospital’s rooftop after spotting a banana, where local youths frightened it by lighting firecrackers. The monkey dropped the phone, grabbed the banana, and fled the scene.
The mobile phone was later recovered, but it was slightly damaged.
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Allen, Raghuvanshi, Green power KKR to 29-run win over GT
Kolkata (PTI): Finn Allen blasted a 35-ball 93, while Angkrish Raghuvanshi hit an unbeaten 44-ball 82 as Kolkata Knight Riders kept their playoff hopes alive with a 29-run win over Gujarat Titans in the IPL match here on Saturday.
Sent in to bat, Allen went on a six-hitting spree, smashing 10 maximums and four boundaries to add 95 off 41 balls with Raghuvanshi (82).
Raghuvanshi then shared another 108 off 53 balls with Cameron Green (52 not out) to power KKR to a challenging 247 for 2.
In reply, GT could manage 218-4, riding on skipper Shubman Gill's 49-ball 85 and a 35-ball 57 from Jos Buttler. Opener Sai Sudarsan was retired hurt but returned to make a 28-ball 53 not out.
Sunil Narine (2/29) claimed two wickets and Saurabh Dubey snapped one for KKR.
For GT, Mohammed Siraj (1/50), Sai Kishore (1/38) were the wicket-takers.
Brief Score:
KKR: 247 for 2 in 20 overs (Finn Allen 93, Angkrish Raghuvanshi 82 not out, Camero Green 52 not out; Mohammed Siraj 1/50).
GT: 218 for 4 in 20 overs (Shubman Gill 85, Sunil Narine 2/29).
