Kanganheri is a village spooked after three of its women reported that their braids had been chopped while they were sleeping. Bogeyman, black magic or good ol' thievery..the theories are many as the hysteria spreads, blurring the boundaries between superstition and crime in a largely rural belt. "Diagnosis or impressions like factitious disorder should be made very carefully. It is possible theoretically that "an individual starts believing in a fictional scenario, but mass hysteria in factitious disorder is very uncommon if not rare". With descriptions ranging from a hairy creature wearing metal helmet, metal claws and glowing red eyes to an eight- feet-tall creature, the monkey man hysteria spread from Delhi to neighbouring Uttar Pradesh and Haryana.

Source: dna August 04, 2017 18:33 UTC