Mayiladuthurai fisherman injured in alleged shooting dies in Saudi Arabia
He is the second fisherman to have lost his life after a fisherman Maveeran was killed recently; the two were part of a group of four fishermen engaged in fishing in Saudia Arabia when they were allegedly shot
G. Shankar, a 39-year-old fisherman from Mayiladuthurai district in Tamil Nadu, died in Saudi Arabia on Thursday after being injured in an alleged shooting incident while fishing. Shankar was the second fisherman from the district to lose his life in such an incident, after P. Maveeran from Thoduvai, who was killed a few days earlier.
The four Tamil Nadu fishermen, including Shankar and Maveeran, were working in Saudi Arabia and fishing on the night of August 10 when they were allegedly shot by pirates. Maveeran was killed instantly, while Shankar survived but succumbed to his injuries at Dammam Central Hospital. The family of Shankar had requested the Mayiladuthurai district administration to repatriate his body to India for treatment and his family members include his wife Amudha, a daughter in third year undergraduate studies, and a son in Class X.
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