DEHRADUN, Mar 18: BJP MLA Ganesh Joshi was Friday arrested and sent to 14-day judicial custody by a court for allegedly assaulting and causing injuries to police horse 'Shaktiman' during a protest march which led to amputation of one of its hind legs.  
IG Garhwal range Sanjay Gunjyal said Joshi was arrested in connection with the assault on the horse on March 14.
The action against Joshi comes a day after the arrest of another party worker Pramod Bora from Haldwani in Nainital district. Leader of Opposition in the Assembly and state BJP president
Ajay Bhatt condemned
the way Joshi had been arrested.     ?AFP, PTI