16 Bangladeshis taken to Indian custody
Sixteen Bangladeshi nationals were taken into custody by Indian Coast Guard after their mechanised vessel trespassed into Indian waters off the coast of the Eastern state of Orissa yesterday.
The vessel, first spotted by fishermen, was intercepted by Coast Guard ship “Sarojini Naidu” about 17 nautical miles from South Digha in Paschimbanga state after a Dornier aircraft joined the search, said KPS Raghuvanshi, Coast Guard DIG at Paradip, in Bhuaneshwar.
The 16 persons on board were being interrogated to ascertain why they were in Indian waters, Raghuvanshi said.
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