Archive · 20 Jan 2026
Gujarat Fisherman Dies in Pakistan Jail
A fisherman from Gujarat in India died in a jail in Karachi, Pakistan.
He was captured in 2022 for accidentally crossing the border while fishing.
He finished his jail time the same year, but he was not sent back to India.
Many other fishermen are also stuck in Pakistani jails even after finishing their sentences.
Activists are asking the Indian government to help bring them back home.
The fishermen's families are very worried and want them to be released and taken care of.
A fisherman from Gujarat died in Malir Jail, Karachi, on January 16, 2024, after completing his sentence in 2022.
He was captured in 2022 for inadvertently crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) during a fishing expedition.
Despite the Agreement on Consular Access 2008, which mandates release within one month of sentence completion, he remained in jail.
As of now, 198 Indian fishermen, including 19 from Maharashtra, are in Karachi jail, with 160 having completed their sentences.
Activists and the fishing community have requested the Indian government to expedite the release and repatriation of these fishermen.
- Who
- A fisherman from Gujarat, likely from Una in Gir Somnath district
- What
- Died in Malir Jail, Karachi, Pakistan, after completing his sentence
- When
- January 16, 2024
- Where
- Malir Jail, Karachi, Pakistan
- Why
- Captured in 2022 for inadvertently crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) during a fishing expedition
- Name
- Withheld (likely from Una, Gujarat’s Gir Somnath district)
- Date of Death
- January 16, 2024
- Location of Death
- Malir Jail, Karachi
- Year of Capture
- 2022
- Sentence Completion
- Same year as capture (2022)
- Number of Indian Fishermen in Karachi Jail
- 198 (including 19 from Maharashtra)
- Fishermen with Completed Sentences
- 160
- Agreement on Consular Access
- 2008 (Section 5 mandates release within one month of sentence completion)
