BJP Ganesh Joshi arrested for beating up Shaktiman, refused charges
Author yuvamind
A Bhartiya Janta Party MLA Ganesh Joshi on Friday morning arrested due to attacking or brutally beating a Dehradun Police horse Shaktiman and breaking its leg, a day after the animal underwent an operation to replace the damaged limb with a temporary prosthetic one.
MLA Ganesh Joshi from Mussorie Constituency was struggling three difference police cases for allegedly breaking 14-year-old Shaktiman’s leg on Mussorie Monday but the police didn’t arrest him, picking up one other man, despite nationwide condemnation of the incident.
The BJP has so far defended Joshi, who refused the charges
The lovely police horse, Shaktiman, became a household name after a viral video clip showed Joshi brandishing a stick and appearing to strike the horse during a BJP protest rally.
The incident triggered criticism from activists and rival parties as photographs of the injured animal spread on social media.