Balotra Villagers Protest Chinkara Poaching, Forest Ranger Accused

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In Balotra, villagers chased and stopped smugglers transporting poached deer in a pickup truck for 3 kilometers. The hunters, seizing the opportunity, fled. When wildlife lovers informed the forest department, the ranger arrived five hours later and began taking the deer away in his car. This angered villagers and wildlife lovers. They accused the ranger of encouraging the poachers and have been staging a sit-in protest since 7 a.m. Wildlife lov…