On cam: group eats 'chinkara' meat with gazelle hanging from tree; protests erupt

Protests erupted in Rajasthan's Jodhpur after a video emerged on social media showing a 'chinkara' or Indian gazelle hanging from a tree, while a large group cooked and ate its meat.

Outraged members of the Bishnoi community and wildlife activists complained to police, officials said on 20 March 2023.

The Bishnoi Tiger Force submitted a memorandum to the commissioner of police and the divisional forest officer, demanding the arrest of all the people seen in the video and booking them under the Wild Life (Protection) Act.

The group also demanded the formation of flying squads for regular patrolling in the region.

The clip is said to be from a farm at Pannesingh Nagar in Luni.

Wildlife activist Om Prakash said many poachers set up their settlements on the Jodhpur-Barmer border and engaged in hunting chinkaras that they sold to groups such as these and even to hotels.

Luni MLA Maahendra Bishnoi said he had inquired about the incident.

(With PTI inputs)

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