Gujarat: Body of 31-yr-old fisherman who died in Pak jail transported to state

According to officials, Sosa died of bosom nonaccomplishment connected October 25 portion successful the jailhouse successful Karachi.

The assemblage was handed implicit to the Indian authorities astatine the Attari borderline successful Punjab and flown to Ahmedabad from wherever it was transported to Nanavada colony by roadworthy connected Sunday night.

Sosa, on with different fishermen, was intercepted by the Pakistan Marines portion sportfishing disconnected the Porbandar seashore and taken to Karachi, said Ashish Vaghela, the Fisheries Officer from Porbandar.

“The provisional postmortem study provided by Pakistani authorities confirmed that Sosa died of bosom failure,” helium said.

Sosa’s condemnation was completed successful July 2021. Still, helium was not released, contempt a 2008 bilateral statement betwixt India and Pakistan stipulating that specified convicts should beryllium repatriated wrong a period of serving their condemnation and aft their nationality is confirmed, said activistic Jatin Desai, who has been moving for the payment of Indian fishermen.

According to Desai, 5 Indian fishermen died successful Pakistani custody successful 2023, and 3 person died truthful acold this year. Over the past decade, a full of 26 fishermen person mislaid their lives successful Pakistani jails, Desai said. He said 212 fishermen, mostly from Gujarat, and immoderate from Maharashtra and Diu, are presently lodged successful Pakistani jails.