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title: "What Was The ‘Monkey Man’ Of Delhi?"
description: "In May 2001, hundreds of Delhi residents reported attacks by a mysterious half-man, half-monkey creature. Explore the bizarre true story of the Monkey Man panic, the deaths it caused, and what really happened."
url: https://decodingtheunknown.pub/article/what-was-the-monkey-man-of-delhi.md
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datePublished: 2026-06-28
dateModified: 2026-06-28
author:
  - name: Simon Whistler
    url: https://decodingtheunknown.pub/author/simon-whistler
publisher: Decoding the Unknown
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summaryUrl: https://decodingtheunknown.pub/article/what-was-the-monkey-man-of-delhi.md.summary.md
---

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In May 2001, hundreds of Delhi residents reported attacks by a mysterious half-man, half-monkey creature. Explore the bizarre true story of the Monkey Man panic, the deaths it caused, and what really happened.
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