Poachers held after sale of Rs4.2m falcon

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DADU: Three suspects were arrested for allegedly poaching and selling a rare falcon, which was purchased by a dealer for Rs4.2 million, according to Naushahro Feroze Game Inspector Ghulam Murtaza Khaskheli.

The suspects had poached the falcon in the Miani forest area of Naushahro Feroze, he said, adding that the trading was done at the residence of a birds dealer, Master Waseem Sehto, a resident of Jacobabad. A raid was conducted to arrest the suspects, Alamdin Solangi, Azeem Bakhsh and Umar Farooq

Solangi. Waseem Sehto and 15 unknown suspects fled the area, said Mr Khaskheli.

Published in Dawn, October 17th, 2026

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