An American doctor visiting Bhutan has been persuaded to fly down and two more vets are being flown in from Mumbai. (PTI photo)
Dehradun:
As Shaktiman, the horse whose leg was crushed during a BJP protest on Monday, continues to struggle for its health, police today arrested a man from Haldwani in Nainital district for pulling up the reins of the horse and precipitating its fall.
Identified as Pramod Bora, the man was arrested from Mukhani area of Haldwani on a requisition by Dehradun police, Nainital Senior Superintendent of Police Sweety Agarwal told Press Trust of India on phone.
He has been handed over to a police team from Dehradun and is being taken to the state capital, she said.
The man has been arrested for forcefully pulling the bridle of the horse and causing its fall at the protest venue which left it injured, Dehradun Senior Superintendent of Police Sadanand Daate told Press Trust of India.
The horse, in fact, fell with its entire weight on its hind quarters under the combined impact of BJP's Mussoorie lawmaker Ganesh Joshi's alleged frontal attack with a baton and Mr Bora pulling up its reins from one side, he explained.
When asked about the horse's condition who was operated upon by a team of vets a day after the incident, the police official said it is still in pain and cannot stand.
"Army doctors are attending on the horse. We are doing everything we can to help it recover fully from the injuries," Mr Daate said.
Chief Minister Harish Rawat also expressed concern at the condition of the horse.
"We are worried about the horse as it is still in pain and cannot stand on its feet. However, it is being looked after properly. Let people decide who is wrong," he said.
Identified as Pramod Bora, the man was arrested from Mukhani area of Haldwani on a requisition by Dehradun police, Nainital Senior Superintendent of Police Sweety Agarwal told Press Trust of India on phone.
He has been handed over to a police team from Dehradun and is being taken to the state capital, she said.
The man has been arrested for forcefully pulling the bridle of the horse and causing its fall at the protest venue which left it injured, Dehradun Senior Superintendent of Police Sadanand Daate told Press Trust of India.
The horse, in fact, fell with its entire weight on its hind quarters under the combined impact of BJP's Mussoorie lawmaker Ganesh Joshi's alleged frontal attack with a baton and Mr Bora pulling up its reins from one side, he explained.
When asked about the horse's condition who was operated upon by a team of vets a day after the incident, the police official said it is still in pain and cannot stand.
"Army doctors are attending on the horse. We are doing everything we can to help it recover fully from the injuries," Mr Daate said.
Chief Minister Harish Rawat also expressed concern at the condition of the horse.
"We are worried about the horse as it is still in pain and cannot stand on its feet. However, it is being looked after properly. Let people decide who is wrong," he said.
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