A GANG of monkeys have reportedly drowned a two-month-old baby after snatching him as he slept.

The child was kidnapped from his bed and was found by his heartbroken parents submerged in a water drum, according to local media.

He was rushed to a hospital in Uttar Pradesh but was pronounced dead on arrival.

The monkeys are believed to have entered the house in the village of Surajpur and carried the infant away as his family were completing daily chores.

Panic soon set in for the parents after they noticed their son was nowhere to be found.

They began searching frantically for any trace of the boy and eventually heard faint cries from the rooftop.

Upon investigation , they discovered the child inside a water-filled drum.

Police responded to the scene, conducted a preliminary

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