Navy, Coast Guard and IB to jointly probe fisherman killing by Pakistan

The fishing boat was brought to Okha late Friday night by the Indian Coast Guard.

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Updated:September 19, 2015, 11:20 AM IST

Navy, Coast Guard and IB to jointly probe fisherman killing by Pakistan

The fishing boat was brought to Okha late Friday night by the Indian Coast Guard.

A day after one Indian fisherman was killed by Pakistan Navy off Gujarat coast, the coast guard, Navy and the Intelligence Bureau have begun a joint probe into the incident.

The fishing boat was brought to Okha late Friday night by the Indian Coast Guard.

The fisherman, identified as Iqbal, died after his boat was fired at. Five people were on board the boat when the firing happened.

Following the incident, the Indian Coast Guard had sent two ships, Vijit and Meeraben, for search operation in that area.

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