Indian Fishermen Trapped in Pakistan Jail for 3 Years, Families Plead for Return

• Laltu Das and Bikash Das, two fishermen from Basirhat, have been imprisoned in a Pakistani jail for three years.
• They were apprehended by Pakistani border guards after their trawler allegedly drifted into Pakistani waters on January 1, 2023, while fishing for a Gujarat company.
• Despite their names appearing on the voter list, the families are anxious as their sons have not returned home.
• Families' pleas to state and central governments, and local police, have yielded no resolution for their release.
• Samirul Islam, Rajya Sabha MP, unaware of the case, promises swift action to bring the fishermen back.