KARACHI- Pakistani marine forces today arrested 47 Indian fishermen for allegedly violating territorial waters in the Arabian Sea, police said.
Pakistan's Maritime Security Agency also captured eight boats belonging to the fishermen, who it said had strayed into Pakistani waters. The fishermen were later handed over to local police in the port city of Karachi.
“47 Indian fishermen who have been arrested from the sea for violating territorial waters are under custody,” Fida Hussain, a senior police official in Karachi, told.
“We will present these detainees to court for completion of the due legal procedure,” he said.
Such arrests are frequently carried out by both countries, as the maritime border in the Arabian Sea is poorly defined and many fishing boats lack the technology needed to be certain of their precise location.