Amid heightened vigil, a Pakistani boat with nine crew members was apprehended off the Gujarat coast on Sunday by Indian Coast Guard.
Coast Guard Ship ‘Samudra Pavak’ apprehended the Pakistani boat having nine crew members on board around 10.15 am on Sunday off Gujarat coast during patrolling, according to a Defence Minister statement.
Preliminary information indicated the people on board were Pakistani fishermen. However, “the boat and the crew members are being escorted to Porbandar for further investigation,” the release said.Ahmedabad