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PTI | Paradip | Updated: 12-01-2019 21:17 IST | Created: 12-01-2019 21:17 IST
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A fishing trawler

driver was allegedly gunned down by Coast Guard personnel in

sea off the Paradip coast, officials said Saturday.

The incident took place on Friday night when the

deceased fisherman, identified as Mayadhar Mallick of

Naranapur village under Simulia police limits in Balasore

district, was driving the fishing trawler near Gahirmatha.

The Coast Guard said it has ordered an inquiry into

the incident.

In a statement, the Coast Guard said ICG ships during

patrol off Gahirmatha coast sighted a suspicious vessel. On

seeing them, the trawler tried to flee but when the ICG ships

tried to stop the boat, it made "evasive manoeuvres" and also

rammed the ICG ships.

The ICG ships resorted to fire warning shots to stop

the fishing boat. After boarding the suspect boat, Coast Guard

personnel noticed that one person was injured. He was

immediately brought to harbour by ICG ship and shifted to

Paradip Port Hospital, where he was declared dead, it said.

Coast Guard DIG, Paradip, Rajesh Makwana said: "The

Coast Guard personnel opened fire suspecting that there could

be some anti-national elements. The trawler had to be stopped

anyway."

Meanwhile, in a memorandum to the district

magistrate-cum-collector of Jatsinghpur district, the Trawler

Operators Association demanded stringent action against the

personnel responsible for the killing of Mallick.

"We also strongly demand that innocent fishermen

should not be treated like terrorists," the association said

in the memorandum.

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