Seriously! This happened.
A goat was arrested for raiding a judge’s garden in Chhattisgarh.
The goat was not named so its owner Abdul Hassan, was booked under charges that carry a two to seven year prison term and a fine.
The complaint was registered by Judge’s gardener, who clearly was upset that a goat was eating away his labour of love.
This happened in small town Korea, located approximately 350 km from the state’s capital – Raipur.
The local police claimed that the goat was a repeated offender. "The judge's bungalow has an iron gate and the goat used to jump over it and enter," said Assistant Sub Inspector R P Srivastava to NDTV.
"The peon who maintains the garden had warned the owner of the goat many times. So today he filed a complaint and we arrested the goat and its owner," the policeman added.
Among the goat's criminal activities the police have listed grazing in the garden and eating plants and vegetables. They said the magistrate had called up senior police officers to complain about the errant animal.
Abdul Hassan, who faces charges of criminal trespass and mischief causing damage along with his goat, appeared in the court.
"My goat scaled the boundary wall again and ate flowers and vegetables from the garden. It was taken to the police station and then the police also brought me in," Mr Hassan reported.
Hassan was granted bail by the court.
