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Pakistan Firing Near Gujarat Coast: India To Take Up Matter Diplomatically With Islamabad, Says Report

ANI reported sources as saying that India will take up this issue diplomatically with Pakistan, adding the matter is under probe and further details will be shared soon.

New Delhi: Taking a serious note of Saturday’s incident in which an Indian fishing boat was fired upon by the Pakistani side, India has decided to take up this issue diplomatically with Islamabad.

ANI reported sources as saying that India will take up this issue diplomatically with Pakistan, adding the matter is under probe and further details will be shared soon.

READ: Maharashtra Fisherman Killed, One Injured In Firing By Pak Maritime Security Personnel Off Gujarat Coast

Earlier on Saturday, a fisherman from Maharashtra was killed and one of the crew members of his boat was injured in firing by the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) personnel near the international maritime boundary line in the Arabian sea off the Gujarat coast.

A police official on Sunday said the incident occurred around 4 p.m. on Saturday.

“A fisherman from Thane in Maharashtra, who was on a fishing boat ‘Jalpari’, was killed after the PMSA personnel opened fire on him and other crew members on Saturday evening,” PTI quoted Devbhumi Dwarka Superintendent of Police Sunil Joshi as saying.

The official informed that there were seven crew members on the boat and one of them also sustained a minor injury in the firing incident.

The body of the deceased fisherman, identified as Sridhar Ramesh Chamre (32), was brought to the Okha Port on Sunday.

The Porbandar Navi Bandar police registered an FIR in this regard.

The official further said the Porbandar Navi Bandar police have jurisdiction across Gujarat over any incident that occurs beyond 12 nautical miles in the Arabian Sea.

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Meanwhile, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) said “the case is under investigation at present by police authorities and crew is being interviewed jointly”.

“Details can be shared only after completion of the investigation,” the ICG added.

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