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Its population is in sharp decline due to it being hunted for game.
The decline in the chinkara population may also be the reason behind the extinction of the Asiatic cheetah in India.
The Bishnoi community traditionally protects wildlife in the state of Rajasthan. In a famous case, an Indian film star, Salman Khan, was sentenced to a five-year prison sentence for hunting chinkara and blackbuck living under their protection. Saif Ali Khan faced similar allegations.
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