August 20, 2026 02:00 pm (IST)
Follow us:
facebook-white sharing button
twitter-white sharing button
instagram-white sharing button
youtube-white sharing button
Vijay govt calls for action to stop students, youth from joining CJP, Left protests | Kolkata hotel fire kills 9: Bengal Minister Agnimitra Paul targets ex-TMC govt, CESC over licences | Kolkata hotel fire: 9 Bangladeshi nationals, including women and a child, die in massive blaze | Tarun Tejpal faces life term? Goa govt moves Supreme Court after 2013 rape conviction | Supreme Court rejects ‘less painful’ death penalty plea, but leaves door open for future change | ‘Vulgarity and disgust’: DMK attacks Vijay over Trisha salute at I-Day event | ‘Take Gyanesh Kumar to the US’: Congress mocks Trump over praise for India’s voter ID system | Big relief for Imran Khan: Pakistan Supreme Court orders hospital transfer amid health fears | Trump praises India’s voter ID system, pushes SAVE America Act | Trump's shock threat to bomb Oman: US President warns ally over Iran deal and Hormuz crisis

BJP lawmaker Ganesh Joshi accused of attacking Shaktiman arrested

| | Mar 18, 2016, at 04:45 pm
Dehradun, Mar 18 (IBNS) BJP lawmaker Ganesh Joshi, accused of a brutal attack on police horse Shaktiman, has been arrested.

Reports said Joshi has been charged with cruelty and maiming an animal.

The 14-year-old horse was allegedly beaten during the BJP protest and it severely hurt one of its hind legs.

 
Television footage showed the  BJP lawmaker  holding a stick and poised to strike, but is never seen hitting the horse. 
 
A BJP worker seen dragging down the policeman riding Shaktiman and pulling at its saddle and reins, causing its fall, was arrested on Thursday..

The animal was operated upon by 10 doctors but could not stand on its own.

On Thursday night, doctors said they were forced to amputate the broken limb as they feared the horse would die of gangrene.

Facing severe criticism from all corners, Ganesh Joshi had visited the horse on Thursday. He said: "I came here out of humanity...I didn't hit the horse but an innocent animal has suffered."
 
Following his arrest, Joshi alleged that he was being targeted by the Congress Government of Uttarakhand.
 
#BJP lawmaker # Ganesh Joshi accused # Shaktiman arrested

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.

Support objective journalism for a small contribution.
Related Images
In Images: PM Modi’s 80th Independence Day address, grand celebrations at Red Fort
In Images: PM Modi’s 80th Independence Day address, grand celebrations at Red Fort Aug 15, 2026, at 03:42 pm
In Images: Kolkata’s Red Road comes alive with Independence Day parade, tableaux and drills
In Images: Kolkata’s Red Road comes alive with Independence Day parade, tableaux and drills Aug 15, 2026, at 02:23 pm
In Images: Suvendu Adhikari pays tribute to Khudiram Bose in Keshpur
In Images: Suvendu Adhikari pays tribute to Khudiram Bose in Keshpur Aug 11, 2026, at 11:47 pm
Related Videos
ABVP-Left student groups clash at Jadavpur University in Kolkata Aug 20, 2026, at 11:09 am
Massive fire broke out at plastic factory in Siliguri. No casualties reported. Aug 19, 2026, at 03:47 pm
Terrifying fire at a Tarapith hotel in the early hours Aug 19, 2026, at 03:45 pm