Released fishermen belong to 4 states, 1 Union Territory
August 04, 2015
Veraval
Among total 164 Indian fishermen released from jails of Pakistan, 78 are from Kodinar(Gujarat), 63 from Una(Gujarat), 8 from Diu, 2 Maharashtra, 1 West Bengal and 1 from Bihar.
They will reach Veraval via Amritsar and Vadodara on 7 or 8 August.
191 fishermen are still in Pakistan jails.
Those who are released today had 31 boats with them. 14 of fishermen released today were in jail in Pakistan for last one and half to two yars while 150 were caught by Pakistan Marine Security Agency(PMSA) about 9 months back.
– DeshGujarat
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