This is the moment an unfortunate business owner in India returned home to be attacked by a troop of monkeys.

In the video, Nikunj Goyal is seen parking his scooter outside his home in the holy town of Vrindavan in northern Uttar Pradesh on Saturday (July 6).

Turning a corner and approaching his entrance, Goyal stops in his tracks as a monkey nears him, forcing him to retreat.

But other monkeys appear from behind, including one that approaches with speed and leaps onto his back, toppling Goyal to the ground. At this point, another monkey seizes the opportunity to jump on Goyal's back as he is on the floor.

Goyal is able to get back on his feet and swings out an arm, forcing the monkey off and allowing him to make a hasty getaway.

A neighbour comes outside to take a look at the commotion, armed with a brush as Goyal finally disappears out of shot.

Goyal, who runs a shop selling incense sticks, has since had rabies injections to guard against disease.

It is not unknown for macaques to snatch food from humans and generally wreak havoc. The rapid growth of cities in India has displaced macaques from their natural habitats, forcing them into human areas to scavenge for food.

On Facebook, Goyal commented in Hindi that the monkey problem had become so great it was difficult for people to leave their homes. He also claimed that the local authorities were turning a blind eye.

The incident occurred shortly before 11am on Saturday and was later filmed on his mobile phone by Goyal, the property owner. In the video, a protective box is seen around the CCTV camera - to help guard it from monkeys.

A man named Nikunj Goyal was attacked by group of Monkeys (rhesus macaques) after he was entering his house after parking his scooty. The incident happened on 6th of July around 10 am. According to Nikunj he parked his scooty after returning from his shop and was entering his home then only he was attacked by a group of Monkeys. He fell there to the ground and started running towards other side but Monkeys followed him back.. Nikunj said that he was lucky to get escaped with minor injuries. He further said that monkey menace in vrindavan is not new and we regularly complaint to authority. nikunj is a businessman