Petrol pump in Dehradun to be named after Shaktiman

April 28, 2016 22:58

Uttarakhand DGP B S Sidhu today laid the foundation stone of a petrol pump at the police lines here to be named after Shaktiman, the police horse who died recently of injuries sustained during a BJP protest rally in the city last month.

Located about 250 metres from the police lines, the petrol pump will be run by Police Jana Kalyan Samiti, a police lines staff said.

Shaktiman, a trained horse, who was part of Uttarakhand mounted police for years had been kept at the police lines for over a month after suffering injuries at the protest rally.

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