The firing took place near the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL), Secretary of National Fishworkers' Forum (NFF) Manish Lodhari said.
At least one Indian fisherman was killed in firing off the Gujarat coast on Friday, the Indian Coast Guard said, even as the local fishermen association blamed the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (MSA) for the attack.
"One fisherman was killed in the firing today morning on a boat off Gujarat coast. Our team has rushed to the spot," a senior Coast Guard official said.
Asked about the alleged involvement of Pakistan's MSA, the official said a probe is underway and it would be premature to draw any conclusion at this stage.
The firing took place near the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL), Secretary of National Fishworkers' Forum (NFF) Manish Lodhari said.
"We learnt from the fishermen that several rounds were fired on the boat near IMBL at 9:00 AM. The fishing boat has been registered in Okha (about 500 km from Gandhinagar). A fisherman named Iqbal (40) has been killed in firing," he said.
"Iqbal was among six fishermen on the boat that had ventured into the sea from Okha port in Devbhoomi Dwarka district," Lodhari said.
The Indian Coast Guard on Friday will conduct a joint interrogation on Pakistan firing at Indian boats off the Gujarat coast, killing one fisherman.
"We will be conducting a joint interrogation once the vessel reaches. There was no number or name written on the boat and it was carrying some blue and green colour flags. There is no other indication to pinpoint that the boat belongs to any other particular organisation or country," Inspector General of Coast Guard VSR Murthy said.
"Our coast guard station Okha was informed by the owner that their vessel Prem Raj while fishing in the area was fired upon by some vessel. On receipt of the information, we immediately diverted our coast guard ship the Vijit which is carrying out IMBL petrol in that area and then go on to investigate," said Murthy.
"The vessel reached and then boarded this vessel and found one crew member, namely Iqbal died of the firing incident. They narrated there is one vessel slightly bigger than our fishing vessel came and opened fire. They fired about 5-6 rounds. There were about 40 people on board," he added.
Murthy further said that at present the boat is under escort by another coast guard vessel and both the vessels are heading towards Okha, which is expected to arrive at Okha by 11 pm tonight.
(With Agency Inputs)
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