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Gujarat: Pak marines fire at Indian fishermen, injure 1

By PTI
April 27, 2012 17:47 IST
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Pakistani marine personnel opened indiscriminate fire on Indian fishermen leaving one of them injured near the international border in Arabian sea off Jakhau coast on Thursday night, officials said on Friday.

"One of the six fishermen on board, Daya Bhai, sustained bullet injuries when Pakistan Marine Security Agency personnel opened indiscriminate fire on them late last night as  they were fishing in international sea," marine police officials said on Friday.

The vessel 'Sagar Bhuja' belongs to Porbandar and had gone for fishing, they said, adding the injured fisherman has been admitted to a hospital in Okha.  A case has been registered in this regard with the marine police station in Okha.

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