BSF apprehends 6 Pakistani fishermen after recovering 11 fishing boats in Gujarat's Bhuj

Six Pakistani fishermen were apprehended by the BSF on Friday from the Harami Nalla area in Gujarat's Bhuj. The agency had earlier captured 11 boats from the area.

Kutch (Gujarat): Six Pakistani nationals were apprehended by the Border Security Force (BSF) personnel in Gujarat's Bhuj on Friday. The operation, which was conducted by the security agency after receiving information regarding infiltration into the area by Pakistani fishermen, earlier on Thursday captured the 11 fishing boats in the area.

As per information provided by a BSF spokesperson, on the afternoon of February 9 inputs arrived indicating infiltration by the fishing boats and fishermen in the general area of Harami Nalla. Following this, The Bhuj BSF DIG implemented a search operation, spread out over the area totaling at about 300 square kilometers.

G S Malik, Inspector General of the BSF's Gujarat Frontier, was in charge of the operation and monitored the situation. A total of three commando groups, assisted by Air Force helicopters, succeeded in apprehending the six Pakistani nationals from the area with high mangrove growth and tidal waters on Friday afternoon.

In the last 15 days, close to 50 Indian fishermen were captured by Pakistani agencies. On Wednesday, 15 Indian fishermen were caught by Pakistani forces, who said the former was fishing inside Pakstan's "Exclusive Economic Zone".