This Article is From Apr 27, 2012

Pak marines fire at Indian trawler, 1 fisherman injured

Pak marines fire at Indian trawler, 1 fisherman injured

File pic of an Indian fishing trawler. (AFP)

Jamnagar (Gujarat): The Pakistani Marine personnel opened indiscriminate fire on Indian fishermen leaving one of them injured near the international border in Arabian Sea off Jakhau coast last night, officials said today.

"One of the six fishermen on board, Daya Bhai, sustained bullet injuries when Pakistan Marine Security Agency personnel opened indiscriminate fire on them late last night as they were fishing in international sea," Marine police officials said today.

The vessel, 'Sagar Bhuja', belongs to Porbandar and had gone for fishing, they said, adding the injured fisherman has been admitted to a hospital in Okha.

A case has been registered in this regard with the Marine Police station in Okha.

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