Indian fisherman, boat picked up by Pakistan
December 30th, 2009 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANSGandhinagar, Dec 30 (IANS) Pakistan’s Marine Security Agency has picked up a fisherman and his boat from the Indian waters off the Jhakhau coast in Gujarat, a fisherman’s body said here Wednesday.
According to Manish Lodhari, secretary of the National Fishworkers Forum, two Indian fishing crafts were stopped by the Pakistani agency while they were in Indian waters.
While nine fishermen were directed into one fishing craft and let off, 21-year-old Mukesh Dhanji, the navigator of the second boat ‘Sattar’, bearing a Porbandar-2007 registration was taken away.
The Indian fisherman was picked up Monday but the incident came to light Wednesday when the released fishermen returned to Porbandar.
No confirmation of Mukesh’s arrest was available from the Pakistani human rights contacts since there was a general holiday atmosphere in the neighbouring country.
Lodhari said the Indian Coast Guard and the state fisheries authorities have been informed of the incident.
- Ten Indian fishermen held by Pakistanis - Jan 08, 2011
- Four Indian boats, 13 fishermen taken away to Pakistan - Jan 18, 2011
- Pakistan marine security men kidnap Indian fishermen - Oct 29, 2010
- 100 Indian fishermen in Pakistani jails to be freed soon - Dec 23, 2009
- 20 Pakistani fishermen arrested by Coast Guard - Nov 09, 2009
- 19 Pakistani fishermen released - May 28, 2010
- Three Gujarat fishing craft seized by Pakistan - Dec 04, 2009
- Five Pakistani fishermen nabbed in Kutch - Apr 10, 2010
- Pakistan announces release of 434 indian fishermen - Jul 16, 2010
- Fishermen take out marches in Porbandar, Karachi - Apr 29, 2010
- 100 Indian fishermen released from Pakistani jails - Dec 25, 2009
- 18 Indian fishermen held by Pakistani agency - Dec 14, 2009
- Two fishermen dead, two hurt in collision off Kerala coast - Mar 01, 2012
- 14 Pakistanis held from Indian waters - Apr 05, 2011
- India pandering to emotions: Italy - Feb 21, 2012
Tags: authorities, coast guard, confirmation, fisherman boat, fishermen, fishing craft, fishing crafts, gandhinagar, gujarat, holiday atmosphere, human rights, indian waters, marine security, mukesh, neighbouring country, pakistan, security agency, state fisheries