New Delhi, June 7 -- A monkey snatched a devotee's purse containing jewellery worth over Rs.20 lakh in the Vrindavan area of Mathura. The incident reportedly took place near the famous Thakur Banke Bihari Temple.

According to India Today, Abhishek Agarwal, a resident of Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh, had visited Vrindavan with his family. He was on his way back from the temple when a monkey snatched the purse from his wife.

Police were informed after the locals failed to rescue the purse from the monkey. Police personnel reached the spot. After several hours, the purse was recovered from a bush and handed over to the family, the report added.

Sandeep Kumar, Circle Officer, Sadar, said that swift action by police led to the recovery of the s...