Calcutta high court judge questions naming of lions Akbar and Sita, suggests controversial names be avoided, as VHP moves court over lioness named Sita . | Latest News India
The Calcutta High Court is hearing a petition filed by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) cadres as to why a zoo in Siliguri, West Bengal has put a lioness named Sita in the same enclosure with a lion that shares the name with the Mughal Emperor Akbar .
India News: Vishwa Hindu Parishad has filed a case against naming a lioness Sita at Bengal Safari Park. VHP activists protested, claiming that naming a lion after
The VHP filed a petition before the Jalpaiguri Circuit Bench of Calcutta High Court on Saturday, saying that such a name for an animal could hurt the religious sentiments of Hindus.