Briefcase 1 Banyan tree stands chained in Pakistani army cantonment for 100 years. A Banyan tree located in Landi Kotal army cantonment sits shackled in chains, with a board that reads 'I am under arrest.' According to a report in Dawn news "in 1898 an intoxicated British officer ordered the mess sergeant to arrest the tree as he thought that it was moving towards him. The Tribune reports, this act by British officer James Squid, was a way of threatening the tribal people. Facebook/Plants an autonoumous beingThe report suggests that the Banyan tree was an allegory for the Frontier Crimes Regulations, a draconian colonial law promulgated by the Britishers back in 1901 which counters the Pashtun opposition to the Raj.

Source: India Today September 04, 2016 11:15 UTC