163 Indian fishermen released by Pak reach Vadodara

August 07, 2015 16:45

163 Indian fishermen, mostly from Gujarat, who were released from Pakistani jails on August 2, arrived in Vadodara to a warm welcome. The fishermen, who were apprehended by Pakistan Marine Security for the last two years from Arabian sea at Jakhau in Kutch district, bordering Pakistan, reached late last night.

They then set out for Veraval town in Somnath district, where they will be reunited with their family and friends.

The fishermen asked the authorities to convey their request to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to secure the immediate release of 50-year-old fisherman Dhirubhai Govindbhai Majithia, who had reportedly suffered a paralysis attack in a Pakistani jail, on humanitarian grounds.

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