Theories flew thick and fast with some claiming he was an incarnation of God Hanuman.
Several of his victims got serious scratches on their bodies, and two died after falling from top of the building or from staircases because of panic after coming face to face with the "creature".
Even a bollywood flick of Rakesh Om Prakash Mehra named ‘Dilli 6' showed a scene of monkey man attacking residents of Old Delhi.