The Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Vinay Kumar, has directed officials to prevent the caging of Indian Rollers (Palapitta) and other wildlife for display at Durga pandals and ensure compliance at temples. He also called for stringent action against the sale and use of synthetic or Chinese manja.
The Congress leader, along with his family, held the birds inappropriately to display them to citizens in violation of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972
