Indian Coast Guard apprehends Pakistani boat 'Allah Pawawakal' with 12 crew in Indian water
The boat has been brought by Indian Coast Guard to Okha in Devbhumi Dwarka district of Gujarat for further probe, PRO Defence, Gujarat
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New Delhi, Sept 16: Indian Coast Guard Ship Rajratan during a surveillance mission apprehended Pakistani boat 'Allah Pawawakal' with 12 crew present in Indian waters. The boat has been brought to Okha in Devbhumi Dwarka district of Gujarat for further probe, PRO Defence, Gujarat said on Wednesday.
"On the night of September 14, Indian Coast Guard ship 'Rajratan', while on a surveillance mission apprehended a Pakistani boat named 'Allah Pawawakal' in Indian waters with 12 crew," it said in a release.
The Pakistani boat was present in Indian waters just off the Gujarat coast on the night of September 14. The fishing boat was intercepted by Commandant Gaurav Sharma of the coast guard ship who then directed his personnel to board the boat.
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