Pakistani marine agency kills Gujarat fisherman, abducts 30

[Indo-guy]

Pakistani marine agency kills Gujarat fisherman, abducts 30 - The Times of India



RAJKOT: An Indian fisherman was killed and 30 were kidnapped by Pakistan's Maritime Security Agency from international waters off Jakhau coast in Gujarat on Saturday. The kidnapped fishermen were taken away in five boats.


An eyewitness said that personnel of the Pakistani agency opened fire on Indian fishing boat 'Dhanvantari' around 4am.

"We were fishing in international waters when the firing started. One our fishermen, Naran Sosa (30), died on the spot," said Mithabhai, one of the five survivors on 'Dhanvantari'. Sosa was a resident of Sarkhadi village in Kodinar taluka of Gir-Somnath district.

"As soon as they opened fire, we fled. Sosa's body was sent to Civil Hospital in Porbandar from where it was taken to Jamnagar Medical College for postmortem,'' said Mithabhai.

Manish Lodhari, vice-president of Porbandar Boat Association, said the police, coast guard and state government have been informed about the kidnapping. "We will give representations soon to the central and state government," he added.

Meanwhile, Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi has asked the Centre to intervene on the issue. "Spoke to (defence minister) AK Antony on Pakistan's action against Gujarat fishermen. Urged him that Centre should take a serious note and investigate it," Modi tweeted.

Gujarat's additional chief secretary (home) SK Nanda said the state government had taken up the matter with Union home and defence ministries. "We have written to the home secretary stating that the firing was unprovoked. A police case has also been registered in the matter." He said that the deceased fisherman was hit in the back.

 

[kaykay]

expect tit for tat..

 

[Indo-guy]

http://www.firstpost.com/world/pak-...-abducts-30-off-the-coast-of-guj-1168347.html

Ahmedabad: A Indian fisherman was killed and 30 others were allegedly kidnapped by Pakistani Maritime Security Agency, which took them away in five boats from international waters off Jakhau coast in Gujarat, a member of fishermen boat association said here today.

“Pakistani agencies started indiscriminate firing on fishing boat ‘Dhanvati’, yesterday morning at around four when they were fishing in international waters,” Porbandar Boat association vice-president Manish Lodhari told PTI.

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In the firing, one fisherman, Naran Sosa died. We came to know about this incident when the boat which was from Porbandar, returned here this morning with his body, he said.

“When we were fishing in international waters, Pakistani agency boats came there and started firing on us. We managed to escape but one of our fellow fishermen died,” Magan Soso, one of fishermen of five member team who were present on boat Dhanvati said after returning to Porbandar.

“They have kidnapped 30 other Indian fishermen in their five boats,” Lodhari said.

We have informed all the agencies about the incident here like police, coast guard and state government. We will be soon giving representations to central and state government on the issue,” he added.

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has demanded from the central government to take this issue seriously and investigate it.

“Spoke to A K Antony on Pakistan’s action against Guj fishermen today. Urged him that Centre should take a serious note and investigate it,” Modi wrote on his twitter account.

This is the first major attack on Indian fishermen by Pakistan after the start of fishing season

 

[Rajput_Pakistani]

Great Job Pakistan Coast Guards.. Its good to teach Indian fishermen and smugglers a lesson now and then, to respect the Pakistani sea border.

 

[chhota bheem]

Great Job Pakistan Coast Guards.. Its good to teach Indian fishermen and smugglers a lesson now and then, to respect the Pakistani sea border.

Did you read OP it says International waters.

RIP

 

[joekrish]

I can empathize with the fishermen of Gujarat, I hope they dont suffer the same way as the tamil fisher folk suffer and the central government turns a blind eye.
A strong responce is the need of the hour or this peoples lives will be taken for granted.

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

expect tit for tat..

STFU... indian fishermen regularly violate our maritime borders... and even than when we catch them we release them... while india doesnt release our poor fishermen who languish in ur jails despite having served their time years ago... and if they come back... they are broken both physically and mentally ... while urs go fat n healthy and are pardoned before they even serve their time..... while we dont see a similiar gesture from your side...


As for this "Story" its just bs... why would marine agency go n kidnap a bunch of impoverished indian fishermen in indian waters?.... unless these men violated our borders,posed some sort of threat... besides who believes toi-let news...

 

[idune]

What's up indian fisherman they were fishing in SriLankan water and was caught, now they are stealing from Pakistani water and trying to play innocent when challenged. Indian fisherman same way loot fish from Bangladesh territory as well. Indian govt should teach these fisherman where they can fish and stealing has consequences.

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

What's up indian fisherman they were fishing in SriLankan water and was caught, now they are stealing from Pakistani water and trying to play innocent when challenged. Indian fisherman same way loot fish from Bangladesh territory as well. Indian govt should teach these fisherman where they can fish and stealing has consequences.

Its not a new phenomenon... Pakistani waters are rich and attract these thiefs... who dispite having gps onboard their boats etc enter Pakistani waters for illegal fishing...

FACTS ABOUT ILLEGAL indian FISHING IN PAKISTANI EEZ:



Pakistan’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of 200-nautical miles, designated by the United Nations, is overwhelmingly enriched in both living and non-living marine resources - especially the Indus Delta region has abundance of prime quality fish that entice the neighbouring Indian fishermen, who deliberately violate the international boundaries and indulge in illegal fishing activities in Pakistan’s EEZ.



Despite the best monitoring efforts of the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA), deliberate violation of Pakistani EEZ by Indian fishermen continues causing huge losses to Pakistan’s fisheries resources. Emotional stories regarding the plight of Indian fishermen facing persecution in Pakistani jails are published. Some of the convicted fisherman, when interviewed by the media, projected the predetermined theme in a parrot-like manner. NGOs, humanitarian organisations, respectable members of the society, etc, in innocence adopt the same stance and project the fishermen as victims of the circumstances beyond their control. Arrests are blamed on the insensitivity and highhandedness of the PMSA and other Pakistani law enforcement agencies.



The PMSA, being the sole maritime law enforcement agency, undertakes concerted operational efforts to prevent the poaching activities by Indian fishermen. In this regard, besides regular deployment of ships and surveillance by aircraft, a series of focused anti-poaching operations are also conducted in the Eastern Maritime Region.



To curb this tendency, Indian boats close to the EEZ boundary (10-15 NM) are cleared from the Pakistani limits towards India.



Even among those Indian fishing boats, which intrude deeper into our EEZ, only a few boats are apprehended and majority are cleared off. Moreover, children/elderly are invariably released/let go, purely on humanitarian grounds. The extent of the illegal activity is an indication of the lure despite the peril of apprehension.



However, regular patrolling and clearing of these fishermen by the PMSA ships has progressively resulted in substantial decrease in the presence of Indian boats. During the recent past (September 2012 onwards), 131 boats and 484 crewmembers have been apprehended, which is but a mere drop in the ocean. During the trials of Indian fishermen, the Pakistani courts adopt a humanitarian view and award light sentences from one to three years for this deliberate illegal activity. Frequently, as a goodwill gesture, the government of Pakistan releases them before the end of their sentence. On the contrary, the Indian law enforcement agencies mete out very harsh punishment to the Pakistani fishermen and they are kept away from the judicial process for a long time.



According to marine experts, quality fish is available in abundance in Pakistani creeks. The Indian fishermen deliberately take risks to fish in Pakistani territorial limits. Such poaching activities not only deplete the highly priced marine species, it also inflicts a loss of Rs8.1 billion per annum to the government exchequer. During January 2012 to March 2013, 184 boats, along with 606 Indian fisher-folks, who were fishing more than 25-100 NMs inside our EEZ, were apprehended. It clearly reflects the deliberate intrusion marked by mala fide intent, especially when all the Indian boats have Global Positioning System (GPS) installed in their boats that tells the exact position of the boat. These fishermen mainly sail from Okha or Porbandar in India, which are around 115 NM (148 km) and 135 NM (250 km) (I nautical mile = 1.85 km) respectively from our EEZ.



The boats travel even further ahead of the EEZ and their deliberate acts of intrusion are done well within Pakistan’s waters. Most regrettably, some violators are apprehended even 100 nautical miles inside our waters. These incursions are not restricted to a few ‘innocent inadvertent crossers’ but at occasions number over 300 boats. The lure of the rich fish catch is extremely attractive and worth taking a calculated risk vis-à-vis the expected return. Moreover, the nets used by them are internationally banned, due to their very small mesh size.



On the contrary, any crossing by Pakistani fishermen into the Indian EEZ is indeed inadvertent as there is no fishing attraction in Indian waters. From January 2012 till end March 2013, numerous incursions of massive quantity (totalling thousands) were regularly reported in Pakistani EEZ. However, during the same period, only 12 Pakistani fishing boats were apprehended by the Indian Coast Guard units and that too in close proximity of the EEZ demarcation.



A hotline was earlier established in November 2006 for exchange of information and coordination between the two director generals. The intrusions are regularly conveyed to the Indian Coast Guards. Regrettably, the response has at best been lukewarm and no effective action to curb the ingress has been taken, indicating tacit state approval of this criminal activity.





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[Jai_Hind]

Indian fisherman same way loot fish from Bangladesh territory as well.

 

[nair]

So now you resort to killing poor fishermen.... congrats......

 

[acetophenol]

Mighty Pakistani navy is flexing its muscles!

 

[Mike_Brando]

the strongest response you can give is to go and jerk off or perhaps rape a few in protest...........LOL eunch indians

pakistani navy with all it's raw firepower(a couple of old british frigates and a few chinese ones) is again trying to mess with the I.N.i think you guys have totally forgotten about Operations Trident and Python.the last time you messed with us we shot down your Atlantique aircraft,this time your P-3 Orions will suffer the same consequence(ohh wait the TTP has already done that for us)

 

[gslv mk3]

pakistani navy with all it's raw firepower(a couple of old british frigates and a few chinese ones) is again trying to mess with the I.N.i think you guys have totally forgotten about Operations Trident and Python.the last time you messed with us we shot down your Atlantique aircraft,this time your P-3 Orions will suffer the same consequence(ohh wait the TTP has already done that for us)

Dont even bother replying to that guy @Thorough Pro.He is one delusional Pakistani...he will even say PN will powder IN to dust...I've seen him claiming that PAF can takeout all Indian second strike capabilities....

 

[joekrish]

@Thorough Pro I could reply to you in the same language, but I think it would be in the best interest Of this forum that I report you.