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5 Pakistani men held near Kutch coast

Source: PTI
January 06, 2011 11:19 IST
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Five Pakistani nationals have been apprehended, along with their boat from the Arabian sea near Jhaku coast in Kutch district of Gujarat, Indian Coast Guard officials said in Jamnagar on Thursday.

The incident took place on Wednesday evening, about 36 nautical miles off the Jhaku coast, when the Coast Guard during a patrol, caught a Pakistani boat in the Indian territory, they said.

There were five persons on board the boat 'Mavasa', which had ventured into the Indian waters, officials said.

The five men and the boat are being brought to the Okha coast by the officials for interrogation.

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