Maharashtra: Bandh in Palghar village of fisherman killed in firing by Pakistan maritime security personnel

Residents of Vadrai village in Maharashtras Palghar district observed a bandh on Monday to protest the killing of a native fisherman by the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency PMSA off the Gujarat coastAll shops and other establishments remained closed and public buses and autorickshaws stayed off roads in the village following the bandh call given by local panchayat which condemned the killing of fisherman Sridhar Ramesh Chamre 32 in the firing on SaturdayChamre is survived by wife two daughters aged 6 and 8 and parentsThe situation in the village is currently peaceful Satpati police stations assistant police inspector Sudhir Daherkar saidAlso Read They were in Indian waters when Pak navy opened fire Palghar fishermans familyChamres body will be brought to the village for the last rites after postmortem and completion of due formalities sources saidThe firing incident took place around 4 PM on Saturday near the international maritime boundary line officials had saidIndia has taken serious note of the PMSA resorting to unprovoked firing on the Indian fishing boat and is going to take up this issue diplomatically with the Pakistan side official sources in Delhi earlier saidResidents of the village were in a state of shock since Sunday after getting the news of Chamres death in the firingThey said if at all the boat had entered the Pakistan waters the crew members could have been held captive by the neighbouring country instead of being fired uponChamres father claimed the boat carrying the seven fishermen had not crossed the borderOn Monday roads and streets in the village wore a deserted look as the residents stayed indoors in support of the bandh called to protest Chamres killingMeanwhile Gujarat Police have registered an FIR on charges of murder and attempt to murder against 10 personnel of the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency PMSA after they fired at the Indian fishing boat Jalpari in the Arabian Sea off Gujarat coast killing a crew member and injuring another on SaturdayThe injured fisherman named Dilip Solanki 34 hailing from Diu is undergoing treatment at a hospital in Okha coastal town of Devbhumi Dwarka district in GujaratThere were seven crew members on the fishing boatChamre was in the cabin of the boat when he was hit by bullets the fishing boats owner Jayantibhai Rathod earlier saidThree bullets hit him on the chest following which he died The captain of the boat was also injured in the indiscriminate firing by the Pakistani personnel Rathod had told reportersThe deceased had been working on the fishing boat since the last three months at DiuDaman he addedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever