Donkeys jailed in UP for eating expensive plants, BJP leader sets them free

Locals apparently were amused to the hilt to see donkeys walk out of the prison gates rather than men

Bizarre news is not something new to Uttar Pradesh. On Monday, the district jail in Orai was witness to a unique sight as eight donkeys "incarcerated" for the last four days in the prison were let off, after a "recommendation" from a local BJP leader!

These donkeys had been "sent behind the bars" by Jail Superintendent Sita Ram Sharma, who lost his cool on the four-legged animals after they chewed up costly plants brought by the prison authorities for plantation inside the jail premises.

He said, "Various types of saplings were planted in the district jail premises for beautification."

"Those were damaged by