Following an open-firing by the Pakistani Maritime Military personnel targeted on a fishing boat in the Arabian Sea, an Indian fisherman from the state of Gujarat has been reportedly declared dead. In addition to the mentioned alleged killing, another fisherman, who apparently accompanied the deceased, has been badly wounded. Reports reveal that six other fishermen have also been apprehended and appropriated by the Pakistan Police.
As the incident surfaced, a case was filed by the Gujarat police against the ten Pakistani Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) personnel who happened to have committed the act. Severe charges of murder and attempt to murder have explicitly been issued against their names by the Gujarat Police. Amidst several ambiguous reports and speculations, a legitimate complaint was filed by Dilip Natu Solanki who happened to be the deceased’s company and has been severely injured in the coup.
Sridhar Ramesh Chamre, in his early thirties, was shot to death by the Pakistani armed personnel, who now seem to be ignorant of the fact that any killing happened on November 5th. But they do pronounce the detainment of numerous ‘illegal’ fishermen from the east boundary zone, in the Arabian Sea.
Whereas in India, the case was confirmed by the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) with no delicate details being revealed. “…the case is still under extreme investigation, with authorities and officials being highly consumed in tracing the details. Details can only be shared once the investigation is satisfactorily ceased”, added the ICG.
If sources are to be believed, then the concerned Indian authorities have taken complete note of the happening and thereby plan to approach this issue through the diplomatic stairs with the Pakistani side.
After being shot to death in the open-firing on the boat named ‘Jalpari’, the deceased was brought to thecin the state of Gujarat. “We were seven fishermen on board Jalpari in the vicinity of the international boundary for fishing when ten armed personnel from Pakistan opened fire.” States Mr Solanki who is still under treatment. However, the official announcement is yet to be made.
Pakistan goes out to claim that the boat had ‘illegally transgressed’ into the country’s restricted territorial sea, adding that it fired at the Indian boat only when it paid no heed despite PMSA’s ‘warning.’
But surprisingly, this is not one of the few novel cases where the fishermen of both the countries have found themselves trapped amidst bitter relations and a shared sour history. These individuals are more than often accused of illegally trespassing into another nation’s territorial waters. Today, approximately 632 fishermen from both India and Pakistan are cross-nationally counting their day behind the bars, majorly for a crime they did not even commit.
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