Attack on Uttarakhand police horse: BJP worker Pramod Bora arrested

Haldwani: Uttarakhand Police on Thursday arrested BJP worker Pramod Bora from Haldwani in connection with attack on police horse during a protest march in the state, according to ANI report.

Bora was a part of the protest march led by BJP Mussoorie MLA Ganesh Joshi, which was agitating against alleged cases of corruption, when the horse was injured.

Earlier, reports surfaced that police horse 'Shaktiman' was allegedly attacked by BJP's Mussoorie MLA Ganesh Joshi during a protest march held in Dehradun on March 14. The animal reportedly suffered several fractures in the incident during the protest called by BJP against the state government.

However, a video released by the Joshi showed that the BJP lawmaker, though armed with a stick, is seen hitting the ground and not the horse. 

Pramod Bora, who was also present at the place of the incident, is seen dragging down the policeman riding Shaktiman and pulling at its saddle and reins. The horse Shaktiman fell down after Bora allegedly tried to pull it down forcibly. He was arrested from Haldwani today.

14-year-old Shaktiman, who has been part of police ceremonial parades since it was a three-year-old colt, has been visited by a number of politicians in the last three days.