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7 Pakistanis arrested off Gujarat coast
Seven Pakistani nationals have been arrested and their boat seized for entering Indian waters near Jhakhau, off the west coast of Kutch district, Indian Coast Guard officials said today.
Updated on: Mar 13, 2011, 15:38:49 IST
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Seven Pakistani nationals have been arrested and their boat seized for entering Indian waters near Jhakhau, off the west coast of Kutch district, Indian Coast Guard officials said on Sunday.
The boat named Al Shakira was intercepted last evening when the Coast Guard team was patrolling the Arabian sea near the Indo-Pak maritime border.
The boat had seven Pakistani crew members on board.
They are being brought to Okha in Jamnagar, where they would be interrogated by various agencies, the officials said.
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