Walking round on all fours, with a tail sticking out of his red shorts and a brown face mask, Acchan Miyan scares the monkeys at Lucknow station, northern India.
Railway bosses insist their “monkey-man” is an effective way to protect their passengers from the mischievous animals, which are prone to snatch food from travellers and tear seat covers from trains.
Indian railway employs ‘monkey-man’ to protect passengers | World news | guardian.co.uk
