Quick-thinking 13-year-old girl uses Amazon's Alexa to ward off monkey attack, saves infant niece

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BJP worker Sai Prasad linked to Rameshwaram Cafe blast case: What we know so far? Nikita, who was visiting her sister's home in Awas Vikas Colony in Basti on April 5, was playing with her niece on the sofa when a monkey jumped into the room. The ape began rummaging through utensils, searching for food and other members of the household were in different rooms when this happened, it added.

Despite feeling frightened by the monkey and its attempts to approach them, an alert Nikita noticed the presence of Amazon's virtual voice assistant Alexa atop the refrigerator and commanded it to bark. The teenager said she hoped a dog's barks would scare away the monkey.

Also Read | Maldives thanks India for sending essential commodities amid tensions, Jaishankar responds… The clever ploy proved successful, as the monkey fled through the balcony and left both girls unharmed. Nikita's mother, Shipra Ojha, praised her daughter's resourcefulness, acknowledging that the quick thinking and effective use of Alexa averted a potential monkey attack.

Also Read | Sunita Kejriwal in trouble? Complaint filed for sharing Delhi CM's court proceedings on social media "Both their lives were saved by such good use of the Alexa device, we were in another room but due to the wisdom of daughter Nikita, she asked the Alexa to make the sound of a dog and hearing the sound the monkey ran away," Ojha told ANI. Also Read | Lok Sabha elections 2024: Congress releases candidates list for Goa, Morena, Gwalior & more seats.