Residents of Jasrota and neighbouring villages, which have seen a spurt in attacks by monkeys in recent times, blocked the highway near Rajbagh area for more than two hours, officials said.
This led to grave inconvenience to the commuters, who remained stranded on the both sides of the road till the agitators removed the blockade after being pacified by the local MP Chaudhary Lal Singh.
He asked the officials to sort out the issue by taking immediate action in this regard.
More than thirty cases of attack by monkeys have been reported in the region in past few days.