Paramilitary command Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) of the neighbouring country continues its bid to harass innocent Indian fishermen as PMSA personnel abducted at least three more Indian boats along with 18 fishermen aboard on Monday from off Jakhau coast in Kutch district.
The incident came even as the terror alert in Gujarat following Pakistan’s National Security Agency shared information of probable intrusion 10 terrorists in the country via Gujarat. With their latest capture, the Pakistani Marines have so far captured around 63 Indian fishing boats with more than 572 fishermen from near the Gujarat coast since October last.
The fishing boats abducted by PMSA on Monday, were captured near the International Maritime Boundary line (IMBl) in the wee hours of Monday informed the National Fish Workers Forum Secretary Manish lodhari, adding that it may even be five boats but we are awaiting confirmation from Pakistan.
The capture of Indian fishermen and their boats along Kutch border has increased substantially in last two months, with PMSA capturing 16 Indian boats with 88 fishermen aboard on February 9 and two boats with 12 Indian fishermen on February 7. On January 25, six Indian boats with 50 fishermen aboard too were caught by the Pakistani marine agency.
Meanwhile, the security agencies in the State continued to remain on high alert on the day of Mahashivratri on Monday, basis intelligence input that 8-10 fidayeens from the Jaish-e-Mohammad and lashkar-e-Taiba had sneaked into Gujarat. The teams of the National Security Guards (NSG), sent by the Centre, too were deployed to beef up security at all vital installations and public places. Armed policemen were seen manning innumerable posts across the State.