A fisherman from Gujarat captured in 2022 by Pakistani agencies after inadvertently crossing the international boundary line died in a Karachi jail on January 16, even as he completed his sentence nearly three years ago, an activist has said. The death of the fisherman, whose name was withheld, comes less than a month after a delegation representing the fishing community wrote to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar with a request to expedite the release of such persons languishing in Pakistani jails.

The fisherman died at Malir Jail in Karachi on January 16, peace activist Jatin Desai said on Monday. The activist has been taking up the issue of Indian fishermen captured and jailed in Pakistan after inadvertently crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) during fishing expeditions.