A video circulating on social media shows some villagers brutally killing a blind Indus River dolphin in the Sukkur district of Sindh.
The police have assured to take strict action against the villagers who killed the rare animal.
According to World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the rare Indus River dolphins are believed to have originated in the ancient Tethys Sea and they can only be found in the lower parts of the river today.
After the construction of an irrigation system in the country, the number of dolphins is declining dramatically and now they are confined to a 750-mile stretch of the watercourse.
The rescue officials said that the dolphin was a female who strayed from the Indus River to the Baiji Minor of Pano Aqil in search of food.
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Soon after the villagers spotted the Indus River Dolphin, they not only trapped her but also killed it pelting stones, bricks, and sticks.
Taking immediate action of the incident, Sukkur Wildlife Department Deputy Conservator Adnan Ahmed Khan reached the spot and retrieved the body of the mammal.
Further, he said that a first information report (FIR) has been registered against the villagers who killed the dolphin.