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Monkey caught on camera stealing wad of cash from jewelry shop in India

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Monkey caught on camera stealing wad of cash from jewelry shop in India
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A monkey raided a jewelry shop in eastern India and escaped with a bundle of cash worth about $190.

CCTV footage provided by the shop owner Ravi Kumar Reddy in Andhra Pradesh state’s Guntur district shows the monkey stealing the money and running away.

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The video shows the monkey pushing open the glass door and rushing in even as a shop assistant tried to offer fruit to the animal.

Heading to the cash counter, the monkey pulled out a bundle of cash from the drawer, jumped over the counter clutching the money in its mouth and ran out.

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The CCTV footage was captured last month.

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