The Tripura authorities suspended a forest officer for allegedly deceptive it over an argument surrounding the names of Lioness Sita and Lion Akbar that had been despatched to West Bengal Zoo from the state. Final week, the Counsel showing for West Bengal authorities advised the Calcutta Excessive Courtroom that the lion pair named Akbar and Sita got here from Tripura to Siliguri park in West Bengal.
Tripura’s principal chief conservator of forests (wildlife & ecotourism) Prabin Lal Agrawal was suspended on Saturday by the Tripura authorities, the TOI reported.
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On February 12, the lion pair had been shifted to North Bengal Wild Animals Park in Siliguri on from Tripura’s Sepahijala zoo below an animal change programme together with a pair of black bucks and leopard cats.
In accordance with the report, Agrawal, who was the chief wildlife warden then, recorded the title of the lioness as ‘Sita’ and lion as ‘Akbar’ whereas sending them to Siliguri.
A writ petition was filed by the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) of Bengal objecting to the names given to the lions and moved the Calcutta excessive courtroom stating that it damage the non secular sentiments of Hindus.
The Calcutta Excessive Courtroom on Thursday handed an order to reclassify the writ petition moved by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) as a public curiosity litigation (PIL), and for it to be positioned earlier than the common bench having willpower over PILs, observing that the names of lioness Sita and lion Akbar didn’t breach the private proper of the petitioners, quite they’ve espoused the reason for a “better part of individuals of our nation” belonging to a specific faith.
The courtroom made a number of fascinating observations on Thursday and stated that animals shouldn’t be named after gods, goddesses, and different outstanding personalities.
The state of West Bengal submitted earlier than the courtroom that it was the Tripura authorities that had named the lion Akbar and lioness Sita and they need to be made answerable. The courtroom then remarked that the West Bengal authorities ought to rename the lions and keep away from all controversy.