Six Pakistanis held for entering Indian waters
April 5th, 2010 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANSGandhinagar, April 5 (IANS) Six Pakistanis were held and their fishing boat seized when they trespassed into Indian territorial waters in the Sir Creek area of Kutch Monday, officials said.
The fishing boat was challenged by Border Security Force (BSF) personnel patrolling the area and tried to flee, but was chased and overcome.
When the BSF personnel opened fire, the fishermen on the boat surrendered. They have been taken in for interrogation, official sources saidd.
The Sir Creek is a strip of water in the Rann of Kutch marshlands which is the subject of a boundary dispute with Pakistan. The creek, which opens up into the Arabian Sea, divides the Kutch region of the India’s Gujarat state with the Sindh province of Pakistan. The creek itself is located in the uninhabited marshlands.
- A marshy dispute: Sir Creek factfile - Jun 19, 2012
- India, Pakistan discuss Sir Creek; no headway - Jun 19, 2012
- India, Pakistan fail to make headway on Sir Creek (Lead) - Jun 19, 2012
- India, Pakistan begin talks on Sir Creek dispute - Jun 18, 2012
- Five Pakistani fishermen nabbed in Kutch - Apr 10, 2010
- Another Pakistani fishing boat caught in Sir Creek - Apr 06, 2010
- BSF,infiltrators exchange fire in Sir Creek area - Feb 23, 2010
- BSF assures foolproof security along Harami Naala - Nov 28, 2009
- Ten Indian fishermen held by Pakistanis - Jan 08, 2011
- Pakistani boat found in Kutch - Jun 23, 2010
- India, Pakistan foreign secretaries to hold talks June 29 - Jun 06, 2012
- India, Pakistan to resume defence talks after four years - May 25, 2011
- Pak arrests 17 Indian fishermen for violating sea limits - Apr 14, 2010
- Nine Pakistani fishermen arrested off Gujarat coast being probed - Aug 23, 2009
- Five Pakistani fishermen arrested off Jamnagar - Jan 06, 2011
Tags: arabian sea, border security force, boundary dispute, bsf, fishermen, fishing boat, gujarat state, India, indian waters, interrogation, kutch region, marshlands, pakistan, pakistanis, rann, sindh province, sir creek, territorial waters