Police in India are on the lookout for a monkey that allegedly snatched a baby, whose body was later found inside a well in the eastern state of Orissa.

The baby's mother saw the incident take place but was unable to rescue her son.

A relative found the baby's body in a well behind the house on Sunday, a day after he was snatched by the monkey who had entered the child's home.

Officers say this is "a very rare case", although monkeys are often caught damaging property in the area.

Police are working with a local tribe, who specialise in catching monkeys.

A doctor who examined the body said there were no serious injury marks. "It appears to be a case of asphyxia due to drowning," she said.

Locals told reporters that the monkey may have dropped the baby while carrying it.

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