property, house, land and bank deposits to their pet monkey, news
reports said on Thursday. Sabista and Brijesh Srivastava, residents of
Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh State, have set up a trust that would
oversee their property after their death. According to the couple,
their main beneficiary will be their monkey, Chunmun.
The couple was in the process of selecting wildlife enthusiasts as
members of the Chunmun Trust, which would look after the welfare of
monkeys in India. Sabista Srivastava said she got her first monkey
Tintin from a neighbour who was maltreating the animal and when she
objected sold it to her. Tintin died soon after and the Srivastavas
bought Chunmun in 2005 and brought him up in luxury.
According to the report, his room has an air-conditioner for the
summer and a heater in winter. In 2010, Chunmun was married to Bitti,
a female monkey. "Every year, on the monkeys' wedding anniversary, the
Srivastavas host a dinner for about 1,000 people and feed wild monkeys
in the neighbourhood. "Ever since Tintin and Chunmun came into our
lives, we have prospered and we feel it is due to them. "They are our
children and it is our duty to ensure that they are well looked after
even when we are gone,'' Sabista Srivastava, a lawyer, was quoted as
saying by Asian Age.
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