A wounded monkey was rescued by forest officials in central India's Madhya Pradesh on January 30.

The incident took place in Rahatgarh in Sagar district, as footage of the rescue shows an injured monkey wandering during the daytime.

Panic ensued amid the locals when the wounded monkey wreaked havoc in Rahatgarh ward no. 3.

The people informed the forest officials, who reached the spot immediately to rescue the animal.

Rescue personnel tried to capture it with a net, but the creature fell from a ceiling onto the ground and raced away, before it was eventually caught on a rooftop terrace.

The officials took the creature for further medical examination in a veterinary clinic and will release it after completing its treatment.

A wounded monkey was rescued by the forest officials in central India's Madhya Pradesh on January 30.

The incident took place in Rahatgarh in Sagar district.

A video witnessing the incident features an injured monkey wandering during the daytime.

The forest officials stationed on the spot attempt to rescue the animal, but it keeps obstructing them.

Rescue personnel tries to capture it with a net, but the creature falls on the ground from a ceiling and races away.

Then the staff follow it around for a while and catch it on a terrace. Then they confine it inside a sack and bring it for further medical examination.

Panic ensued amid the locals when the wounded monkey wreaked havoc in Rahatgarh ward no. 3.

The people informed the forest officials, who reached the spot immediately to rescue the animal. After a lot of struggle, they captured and confined it in a sack. The officials took the creature for further medical examination in a veterinary clinic and will release it after completing its treatment.