Hyderabad, Oct. 20 -- Hyderabad City Police Commissioner V C Sajjanar on Tuesday urged people not to capture, cage or sell Indian rollers, Telangana's state bird, during Dussehra celebrations in the name of auspiciousness.
In a post on social media platform X, Sajjanar said festivals should be occasions of joy, freedom and compassion towards all living beings. He expressed concern over reports of Indian rollers being caught, having their wings clipped, confined to cages and sold during the festivities.
Questioning the practice, he said depriving a speechless creature of its freedom and subjecting it to suffering without food or water could not bring prosperity or well-being to anyone.
Describing the Indian roller as a friend of farmers a...