NE NEWS SERVICE
DWARKA, APRIL 12
A day after the Gujarat government has permitted resuming fishing activities, an Indian fisherman was injured on Sunday evening after personnel of the Pakistan Marines opened fire on two boats near the international maritime boundary line (IMBL) in the Arabian Sea off the coast of Okha in Gujarat, police said.
The two fishing boats from Okha of Devbhumi-Dwarka district likely crossed the IMBL on Sunday evening, after which Pakistan Marines personnel fired at them, injuring one fisherman, Devbhumi-Dwarka Superintendent of Police of Rohan Anand said.
“Two boats had likely crossed the IMBL, they had an interface with Pakistan Marines, which fired upon them. From whatever information we have received, a fisherman got injured in the firing,” Anand said.
“The fishermen made a distress call to the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on their radio sets. The ICG contacted their Pakistani counterparts through their normal channel of communication. Pakistan Marines confirmed they had apprehended two boats. Following this, the ICG sent its ship ”Arinjay” to escort the two boats back,” he said.
