Another abandoned Pak boat found in Creek area off Gujarat coast
May 12, 2017
Bhuj: A day after capture of a Pakistani boat and six fishermen including a minor boy, the border security force (BSF) today again found an abandoned Pakistani boat in another part of marshy Sir Creek area in the coastal territory in Kutch district of Gujarat, however. 2 to 3 fishermen seated in the boat managed to flee inside Pakistan border situated quite close-by.
A DIG rank official of BSF today said that the boat was caught at around 4 pm today in Pir Sarai Creek, which was also the part of Sir Creek. ‘ After seeing our patrol team in fast attack craft, they left the single engine boat and fled to the Pak territory,’ he said.
‘Five bags of fishes, some blankets, bed-rolls, diesel and fishing equipment have been found in the boat,’ he said.
Earlier yesterday the boat with six fishermen was nabbed in Nal creek area.
Since March this year altogether Five Pakistani boats have been nabbed in Indian waters, however only two were caught with fishermen on board.
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