Palghar (Maharashtra), November 7 (IANS)| A young fisherman from Maharashtra’s Palghar was killed and another injured when Pakistani troops opened fire on a fishing boat off the Okha coast of Porbandar in Gujarat. Officials gave this information on Sunday. The deceased fisherman has been identified as Sridhar R., a resident of Vadrai, a coastal village in Palghar district. as Chamare (32). The incident has caused outrage among the fishermen community here.
“Chamare was working on the ‘Jalpari’ boat owned by Jayanti Bokhama for more than three months,” Maninder Arekar, president of Vadrai Fishermen’s Cooperative Society, said in a statement. TheySaid that Chamare along with other fishermen had gone fishing in the Arabian Sea on Saturday. More details of the tragedy are awaited.
The fishermen have demanded that the governments of Maharashtra and Gujarat should take up the matter with the Indian government, to ensure that Chamare’s body is returned to India with full dignity. He also demanded that an international inquiry be ordered into the swift action taken by Pakistani troops.
Okha Marine Police Station has registered a case and is investigating the matter. ThisCondemning the incident, India-Pakistan peace activist Jatin Desai said in Mumbai, “The firing is unacceptable. It violates all international conventions.”“Under no circumstances should conventional fishing boats be fired upon. It is high time that the governments of India and Pakistan work on a permanent solution to the issue. Ideally, both should also agree on a ‘no arrest policy’.” should be.”
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