The Border Security Force seized five Pakistani boats on Friday with three persons aboard from Haraminala area situated in the Gulf of Kutch.
The patrol teams of the 79th battalion of the BSF have arrested Pakistani nationals Niyaz Hussain Gohar Ali, laung Ali Babu Ali and Rajib Ali Habibulla. In primary interrogation, the Pakistani nationals said that they all belonging to Jatti area under Sindh province of the neighbouring country.
The five boats fitted with Chinese fan made propelling motor had entered the India waters in the night and were caught by BSF patrol team. Three persons sitting in these boats were nabbed while the other over two dozen managed to flee to the Pakistani territory through nearby land border. They all looked like fishermen and nothing objectionable from the boats was found. Fishes, fishing equipment and diesel have been found in it. Since August 2017 as many as 28 Pakistani boats and 9 fishermen having Pakistani nationality have been nabbed from Haraminala area off Koteshwar coast.