BJP MLA Attacks a Police Horse in Dehradun Protest | Breaks Horse’s Leg
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BJP MLA Attacks a Police Horse in Dehradun Protest | Breaks Horse’s Leg
Bharatiya Janata Party legislator Ganesh Joshi on Monday attacked a police horse with a lathi, leaving the beast with a broken leg.
The assault took place during a BJP protest in Dehradun against the Harish Rawat government in Uttarakhand. More than 3,000 police personnel were deployed to control a crowd that tried to force its way towards the state legislature building.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Sadanand Date told HT that Shaktiman, the horse, is in bad shape. He said the veterinarian has identified multiple fractures on its left leg.
“It seems the horse will no longer stand on its feet. We will register a case against those identified in video footage,” Date said. The SSP said if the condition of the leg worsens, it will have to be amputated, “but in that case, it will impossible for Shaktimaan to survive”.
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Bharatiya Janata Party legislator Ganesh Joshi on Monday attacked a police horse with a lathi, leaving the beast with a broken leg.
The assault took place during a BJP protest in Dehradun against the Harish Rawat government in Uttarakhand. More than 3,000 police personnel were deployed to control a crowd that tried to force its way towards the state legislature building.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Sadanand Date told HT that Shaktiman, the horse, is in bad shape. He said the veterinarian has identified multiple fractures on its left leg.
“It seems the horse will no longer stand on its feet. We will register a case against those identified in video footage,” Date said. The SSP said if the condition of the leg worsens, it will have to be amputated, “but in that case, it will impossible for Shaktimaan to survive”.
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