Amreli:

A man has been arrested for killing a Chinkara (Indian Gazelle, a kind of antelope) in Bhad village of Khambha in Amreli district close to Tulsi-Shyam range of Gir forests in Gujarat.

Deputy Conservator of Forests, Gir (East) Division T. Karuppasamy today said that the investigation of the incident was on.

‘As per primary investigation there were three people involved in the killing of the Chinkara which took place in revenue area close to forest. They had used a country-made gun to kill the beast. One of them has been arrested. They killed the beast yesterday.,’ the DCF said.

Meanwhile, another forest official said that all the three accused were from Mitilyala village of Sabarkundala. Attempts were on to nab the remaining two.

Notably a large number of Chinkara and other species of deer also live in Gir forests which is primarily famous as the sole abode of Asiatic lions.

DeshGujarat