A 50-year-old fisherman from Gujarat, who was apprehended by Pakistani authorities a year ago on high seas, died in a jail in that country due to unknown reasons, an official said.

The deceased is identified as Jayanti Solanki, a resident of Sutrapada village in the Gir-Somnath district. He died a few weeks back but the information was received by local authorities on January 16, the official said. A team of Gujarat Fisheries Department from Veraval has reached the Wagah-Attari border in Punjab to receive the body of the fisherman, said Fisheries Officer Vishal Gohel. "Our team has already reached the Attari-Wagah border.