Shaktiman assault: HC hears PIL against acquittal of five accused

Nainital: The

Uttarakhand

high court on Monday heard the petition filed against the acquittal of five men accused in the

Shaktiman

horse assault case, including Mussoorie MLA Ganesh Joshi. After hearing the petition, the bench directed the state's home secretary to submit all records of the case. The petition, filed by Hoshiar Singh Bisht, alleges that five people accused in the case -- MLA Ganesh Joshi,

Pramod Bora

, Jogendra Singh Pundir, Abhishek Gaur and Rahul Rawat -- were set free by the lower court for lack of evidence while overlooking the video clip of the incident. The petitioner has said that enough evidence is available to determine their guilt. The case dates back to 2016 when a Uttarakhand Mounted Police horse, Shaktiman, sustained injuries during a clash between BJP protesters and police. The injury was so critical that one of its hind legs had to be amputated. The horse was given a prosthetic leg but it died of infection one month later. Sonali Mishra
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