Murshidabad, July 24 :    Murshidabad, July 24:  A man was arrested for killing a langur when it was feeding its baby in a papaya grove here yesterday. The baby had refused to let go of its mother even when the body was brought to the police station, said sub-inspector Prabir Dutta. 'It was a pathetic sight to see the baby trying to suckle its dead mother, so we decided to let it be with the body for the night,' the police officer added. However, the baby was 'rescued' by more than 20 langurs from the police station. 'It was as if they had come with a single-minded purpose,' Dutta said. The langurs had gathered around the building in silence. Moments later, a few of them entered the building and quietly took away the baby langur still clutching its mother's body. The police official said Syed Akhtar Reza was arrested for killing a protected species. He was released on bail after being produced in court. The airgun he used to shoot the simian has been seized. The langur's death and the baby's plight drew a large crowd before the police station last evening. After the baby was taken away by the langurs, the body was sent to the local veterinary hospital for post-mortem. Afterwards, local residents carried the body in a silent precession and buried it on a riverbank. Reza said he did not mean to kill the langur. 'I just wanted to scare it away as my papaya grove was being damaged by the animals. I fired one round and it hit the animal.' He added that though the sight of an airgun usually scared away the langurs, the female had been unfazed.