At least 24 Indian fishermen were abducted near International Maritime Boundary line (IMBl) inside Indian waters by Pakistan Marine Security Agency (PMSA) personnel on Wednesday off Kutch coast.
Confirming the development Manish lodhari, General Secretary of National Fish Workers’ Union said he received message from mid-sea pertaining to abduction of Indian fishermen. According to him, four Indian boats — three belonging to coastal town Okha and one from Porbander initiated journey in the bay of Kutch and around 24 fishermen was on-board of these fishing trawlers.
As many as 36 fishermen on board six Indian boats were abducted in on 28th December 2016 from the same place. In the last six months around 100 innocent fishermen were kidnapped by PMSA off Jakhau coast.