India seizes Pakistani boat, arrests 8 off western coast

Indian coastal security forces have seized a Pakistani boat and arrested eight Pakistani nationals on board after it entered its waters off the coast of the western state of Gujarat, a senior official said on Sunday.

"The boat with eight people was apprehended on Saturday about 35 nautical miles from Mithapur coast in Jamnagar district by the Indian Coast Guard. Those held are being questioned. Preliminary probe has revealed that it could be a fishing boat but we are not ruling out any other motive," the official said.

Lapses in India's coastal security came to fore during the Mumbai terror attacks in November 2008 when some 10 terrorists entered the financial capital through water route.

Source: Xinhua