BSF seizes abandoned Pak. boat

April 22, 2017 09:26 pm | Updated 09:30 pm IST - AHMEDABAD

Google Maps images locates Gulf of Kutch.

Google Maps images locates Gulf of Kutch.

The Border Security Force on Saturday seized one Pakistani fishing boat within the Indian territorial waters off Kutch coast in Gujarat. The boat was spotted by the BSF while patrolling in the border area. “The wooden fishing boat is abandoned and it seems that fishermen fled after they heard about patrolling by BSF guards in the area,” an official said.

In last two months, Pakistan Maritime Security Agency has apprehended more than 100 Indian fishermen and two dozen boats along the International Maritime Boundary Line off the coast in Gujarat.

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