A monkey was filmed this week consuming alcohol from a bottle in Sikkim, India.

In the video, which was filmed on November 29, the primate can be seen holding the bottle of booze and downing the beverage.

According to local media, wild animals in the area often scavenge food and drink discarded by tourists.

Locals have complained to the authorities to take stricter measures against tourists who leave behind such items.

In a funny incident, a monkey was seen consuming alcohol from a bottle in Sikkim, India.

In the video, the primate can be seen holding a bottle of an alcoholic beverage as it sticks the bottle to its mouth and takes the sip of the liquid.

He then roams around the place with the bottle in its hand and keeps drinking the alcohol from time to time.

A few bystanders who spot it can be seen interrupting it while the filmer keeps shooting without interfering.

The people who interrupted the monkey to leave the bottle were scared that the monkey would go berserk after getting intoxicating and create a ruckus in the area.

Later, the monkey threw the bottle after finishing the liquid in the bottle. In the video, who see the animal with the bottle were left surprised. A bystander can be heard saying, “Oh my God! The monkey is drinking beer.”

The people say that the tourists come and leave the unfinished bottle of alcoholic beverages unattended only to be picked up by the notorious monkey.

A resident said, “These monkeys would pick up food from the tourists, this is when we saw it picking up the bottle in search of water probably but ended up drinking the beer inside it.”

The locals have asked the authorities to take a strict action against the tourists who drink in public.

In India, drinking in public is a punishable offence except for a few tourist spots.