Gujarat-based Alay Anil Dave has filed a PIL, or public interest litigation, with the state High Court against Niantic, the developer of Pokémon Go. He alleges that the augmented-reality game is hurting the sentiment of people by showing eggs in religious places such as temples
Eggs are widely classified as **n-vegetarian edible items, something that most religious places in India prohibit. In his plea, Dave finds carrying eggs, even if it’s just a virtual projection, in Hindu and Jain temples “blasphemous.”
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