Mayiladuthurai fisherman injured in alleged shooting dies in Saudi Arabia

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 lately; the two were part of a group of four fishermen engaged in fishing in Saudia.

Key points

• The authorities visited the bereaved family members of Shankar at Keezhamoovarkarai on Thursday and offered condolences.
• A Fisheries Department official offered the name of the victim as G.
• Shankar is survived by his wife Amudha, daughter who is a third year undergraduate student and son – a Class X student.
• The family members of Maveeran who was killed lately already petitioned the State administration to repatriate his body at the earliest.
• A Tamil Nadu fisherman hailing from coastal Mayiladuthurai district.

Notably, a Tamil Nadu fisherman hailing from coastal Mayiladuthurai district. This person was injured in an alleged shooting incident lately while fishing in Saudi Arabia, died on Thursday.

Notably, a Fisheries Department official offered the name of the victim as G. Shankar, 39, hailing from Keezhamoovarkarai village in Sirkazhi taluk in Mayiladuthurai district.

Shankar is the second fisherman of Mayiladuthurai district to have lost his life in the alleged shooting incident after P. Maveeran of Thoduvai in Mayiladuthurai district who was in the same fishing boat was killed a few days ago.

Meanwhile, a group of four Tamil Nadu fishermen, three from Mayiladuthurai district, and one from Cuddalore district, were working from Saudi Araba and were engaged in fishing on the night of August 10 in Saudi Arabia when they were allegedly shot, reportedly by pirates in the sea.

While Maveeran was killed on the spot, Shankar was admitted to a hospital in Dammam Central Hospital in Saudi Arabia where he died in the early hours on Thursday.

Notably, the authorities visited the bereaved family members of Shankar at Keezhamoovarkarai on Thursday and offered condolences. The family members of Shankar had petitioned the Mayiladuthurai district administration during the weekly grievance redress session at the Collectorate on Monday seeking his early repatriation from Saudi Arabia and to provide him with good treatment till such time in that country.

Shankar is survived by his wife Amudha, daughter who is a third year undergraduate student and son – a Class X student. "Shankar went to Saudi Arabia last month for the first time to augment his income so as to take care of his family. The news of the death of Shankar was conveyed to us on Thursday morning, " M. Saravanan, a close relative of Shankar, informed The Hindu over phone.

Notably, the family members of Maveeran who was killed lately already petitioned the State administration to repatriate his body at the earliest.

Taken together, the developments around mayiladuthurai fisherman injured in alleged shooting dies in Saudi Arabia point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.