BBC, India: Police in India have lodged a case against a politician from the ruling BJP for allegedly attacking a police horse during a protest in the northern state of Uttarakhand.
Ganesh Joshi, a legislator from the hill town of Mussoo­rie, allegedly assaulted the animal with a stick.
The horse, named Shakti­maan, suffered multiple fractures and some reports said it might require a leg amputation. Mr Joshi said the charge against him was politically motivated.