BJP MLA Ganesh Joshi, accused of attacking police horse Shaktiman during a BJP protest earlier this week, was arrested on Friday morning. He was arrested in Dehradun and has been sent to 14 days in judicial custody.
A BJP worker was also arrested on Thursday in connection with the attack.
Three days after the attack that sparked outrage, the worker identified as Pramod Bora was arrested from Haldwani in Nainital district for forcefully pulling the bridle of the horse and causing its fall at the protest venue on March 14 and leaving it injured.
Bora was arrested from Mukhani area of Haldwani on a requisition by Dehradun police, Nainital SSP Sweety Agarwal said, adding he has been handed over to a police team from Dehradun and is being taken to the state capital.
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