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On R-Day eve, Pak apprehends 50 Indian fishermen off Guj coast

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Press Trust of India Ahmedabad
Last Updated : Jan 25 2016 | 10:22 PM IST
Around 50 Indian fishermen were today apprehended by Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (MSA) near Jakhau port off Gujarat coast and their nine boats were also seized, a fish workers forum said.
"Pakistan MSA apprehended around 50 Indian fishermen near Jakhau port off Gujarat coast near International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) in the Arabian sea this evening and also seized nine of their boats," National Fishworkers' Forum secretary Manish Lodhari told PTI.
According to him, registration of all the seized boats was done at Porbandar.
"Till late evening, MSA has kept these boats mid sea and they were yet to be taken to Karachi port," Lodhari said.

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First Published: Jan 25 2016 | 10:22 PM IST

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