21 Pakistani fishermen held off Jakhau coast

Indian Coast Guard has arrested 21 Pakistani fishermen off Jakhau coast in Gujarat for illegally intruding into Indian waters and seized three fishing trawlers,an official said Saturday.

Written by Press Trust Of India

Jamnagar | March 10, 2013 03:04 AM IST

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Indian Coast Guard has arrested 21 Pakistani fishermen off Jakhau coast in Gujarat for illegally intruding into Indian waters and seized three fishing trawlers,an official said Saturday.

Indian Coast Guard interceptor boat Meera Vahan,on the forward area patrolling,apprehended three Pakistani fishing boats Al Haram,Al-Ali and Al-Ghous along with 21 crew members,off Jakhau coast in Kutch on Friday night while they were fishing in Indian waters, a Coast Guard official said.

He said the Pakistani anglers and the seized trawlers were brought to Okha on Saturday and handed over to Marine police,where they are being quizzed by the state and Central intelligence agencies at the joint interrogation centre. In separate operations last month,37 Pakistani fishermen had been arrested and their four boats seized by the BSF and Coast Guard near Padala creek off Kutch district and off Mitha Port,respectively.

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