Nagpur, 24 May

A 30-year-old man has been arrested for sexually assaulting a horse at a riding academy in Maharashtra's Nagpur district, police said on Saturday.

The incident occurred at Nagpur District Equestrian Association in the Gittikhadan area on 17 May, an official said.

According to the complainant, who runs the riding academy, the security guard spotted the accused trespassing on the premises at night and notified him, he said.

The official said CCTV footage revealed the accused, Chotya Sundar Khobragade, allegedly sexually assaulting one of the horses.

He said a case under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act has been registered against the accused, and a probe is underway.