A court in Rahim Yar Khan has handed down Punjab’s first conviction for illegal Chinkara deer hunting, sentencing four men to one year in prison along with fines totaling Rs4 million, with an additional six months’ jail time in case of non-payment.

The case was registered in 2023 by the Rahim Yar Khan Wildlife Rangers following an incident of poaching in the Cholistan Desert. Proceedings were held at the Khanpur Civil Court, with Assistant Chief Wildlife Ranger Mujahid Kaleem Khan pursuing the case.

The convicted individuals, Saleem Sargodhi, Sadiq Mangria, Pannu Mangria, and Rafiq Parhiyar were taken into custody immediately after the verdict.

Assistant Chief Wildlife Ranger Mujahid Kaleem Khan welcomed the ruling, calling it a significant deterrent against future poaching in the Choli

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