In a disturbing incident highlighting the threat posed by Chinese manja to urban wildlife, a sub-adult male bonnet macaque was found critically injured after getting entangled in the kite string in Mulund West, near the periphery of Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP).

On January 27, the Resqink Association for Wildlife Welfare (RAWW) received a distress call about the injured animal and rushed to the spot, which falls under the jurisdiction of the territorial forest. The animal was safely rescued and taken to a veterinarian for treatment.