Indian Lawmaker Faces Jail Time For Beating Horse With A Stick

An Indian legislator from the ruling BJP party has been arrested for "assaulting" a police horse, forcing vets to amputate its leg.

Ganesh Joshi, a legislator from the northern state of Uttarakhand, allegedly beat the animal with a stick.

Veterinarians told reporters they had no choice but to amputate as gangrene was spreading in the animal's body.

Police told the BBC they were searching for others involved in beating the horse, named Shaktiman.

Mr Joshi denies assaulting the animal.