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Indian fisherman killed by US warship; Govt.
plans action
Tuesday July 17, 2012 05:59:54 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: India said
Tuesday it will initiate appropriate action in the killing of its
fisherman by personnel on board a US naval vessel off Dubai, even
as Washington conveyed its condolences over the death and ordered
a probe.
India is ascertaining facts into the shooting by personnel onboard
the USNS Rappahannock, a fuel re-supply ship, on a small motor
vessel with the Indians near Jebel Ali port Monday evening, an
external affairs ministry spokesperson said here.
The incident also left three other Indians injured.
"We will stay in regular touch with US and UAE authorities to
ascertain full facts and take appropriate further action in the
matter," the spokesperson said.
"We are deeply saddened by the loss of life of the Indian
fisherman and the injuries sustained by the others. Our thoughts
are with their families," the spokesperson said.
Meanwhile, US ambassador to India Nancy Powell telephoned Foreign
Secretary Ranjan Mathai Tuesday morning to convey her "regret" for
the loss of life and assured that the US government would conduct
full investigation into the shooting.
In a statement, the US embassy in New Delhi conveyed its
"condolences to the families of the crew of the small motor vessel
which came under fire from the USNS Rappahannock on July 16 after
the vessel disregarded non lethal warnings and rapidly approached
the US ship.
It also said that the incident is being probed.
The Indian embassy in Washington has been in touch with the US
government since Monday, the spokesperson said.
The Indian embassy in Abu Dhabi too is working with local
authorities to carry out "full investigation" into the
circumstances leading to this "unfortunate and tragic" incident,
he said.
India has also asked its acting consul general in Dubai to provide
all necessary assistance. Jebel Ali, in Dubai, is the biggest port
between Europe and Singapore, and US and western naval ships
regularly anhor there for picking up supplies.
The US personnel opened fire Monday evening on a fishing boat as
the latter "ignored the warnings and came too close", Xinhua
quoted sources as saying.
External affairs ministry spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin tweeted
that the Indian embassy in the US is in touch with US agencies
"regarding the incident in Gulf and is assured of full
investigation into tragic incident".
He also tweeted that India's acting consul general in Dubai has
rushed to Jebel Ali port "to provide necessary assistance to
Indian nationals involved in Gulf incident" and that India's
ambassador in Abu Dhabi has requested the UAE authorities to probe
the incident.
Meanwhile, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is also probing the
incident. Tariq Ahmed Al Haidan, the assistant to the UAE foreign
minister for political affairs, said: "The concerned UAE
authorities are investigating the shooting incident."
India is already prosecuting two Italian marines in a Kochi court
for killing two Indian fishermen off Kerala coast in the Arabian
Sea in February.
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