Hunters attack fisheries dept team

MUZAFFARGARH:

A team from the fisheries department was reportedly tortured and pushed into the river by fish hunters when they asked them not to violate rules for hunting fish in a designated “no go” area of the Indus River on Saturday.

When illegal fish hunting in the “no go” area was reported, a team from the fisheries department reached the scene and directed violators not to hunt fish in the area.

In retaliation, the hunters allegedly attacked the team, tortured them and then threw them into the river.

Police booked the nine hunters and arrested two of them. Seven others managed to escape from the scene.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 11^th, 2023.