Indian fisherman killed in unprovoked firing by Pak marine off Gujarat coast
September 18, 2015
Okha (Gujarat)
An Indian fisherman was today killed during an unprovoked firing by the Pakistan Marine Securities in the Arabian sea off the Okha coast in Gujarat, official sources of the coast guards said.
‘Iqbal Abdul Bhatti, a cleaner, with the fishing boat Prem Sagar, died owing to bullet injuries from the Pak Marines,’ the sources said adding that the boat belonged to Okha port.
The Pak marines had entered the Indian waters and started unprovoked firing on the Indian fishing boat killing Iqbal on the spot, the sources said.
The Pak marines with their boat later fled to their own territorial waters.
Indian coast guards rushed to spot after getting information regarding the dastardly incid
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