This story is from May 21, 2020

Two held for hunting deer, rabbits in Patan

Two held for hunting deer, rabbits in Patan
Palanpur: Two men were arrested on Wednesday for hunting down a spotted deer and three rabbits outside the Wild Ass Sanctuary near Dhokavada village in Santalpur taluka of Patan district on Sunday night. The accused told forest officials that they had hunted the animals for its meat.
The accused Habib Higorja (35) of Sidhada village and Nasir Khan Malek (30) of Santalpur were arrested from near Charanka village in Patan district, said range forest officer Z P Vaghela.

The duo was booked under varios sections of the Wildlife Protection Act, Vaghela said, adding that the accused have been sent for Covid testing in government hospital before seeking their remand.
“We have recovered the pellet gun used by the accused in shooting down the deer and rabbits. The poachers are locals and had hunted the animals for its meat and not for selling,” said Vaghela.
The forest officials during a routine patrolling outside the Wild Ass Sanctuary near Dhokavada village had found carcasses of a spotted deer and three rabbits on Sunday late night.
The deer being a scheduled I species and rabbits falling under schedule IV of the Wildlife Protection Act, the forest department has registered a case of poaching against unidentified persons.
The animals were killed using pellet gun. The forest officials had also recovered an abandoned motorcycle, which was used believed by the poachers. According to forest department, there are about 25 spotted deers in the wild ass sanctuary area.
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