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!
The donkeys had been "sent behind the bars" by jail superintendent Sita Ram Sharma, who lost his cool after the animals chewed up the costly plants brought by prison authorities for plantation inside the jail premises.
The owner of the donkeys reportedly made many requests to prison authorities to let go the donkeys but to no avail.
He then did what most commoners do in Uttar Pradesh—petition the politician.
He made a fervent appeal to local Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) leader Shakti Gahoi, who then went to the jailer and asked him to let the donkeys go.
With a ruling party leader making the request, the prison official immediately signed the "release orders".
Locals apparently were amused to the hilt to see donkeys walk out of the prison gates.
But then, this is Uttar Pradesh, and anything and everything is possible here!
