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Mumbai: Boat enters prohibited waters, sailor gives false information; 15 booked

According to the Mumbai Police sources, on April 1, between 8 am and 10 am, a fishing boat was spotted around 55 nautical miles from the west coast of Mumbai in the Arabian Sea. The fishing boat had entered the restricted area of ONGC near BPA platform in disobedience to the orders of patrol boat T 16 of the Indian Navy

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Image used for representational purpose. Pic/iStock

Image used for representational purpose. Pic/iStock

Mumbai Police on Monday said that it has booked 15 people for allegedly entering prohibited waters near the city and upon being apprehended providing false information to the officials. 

"The boat operator, when questioned, told the officials that there were Pakistanis in the boat, the police probed the matter further and learnt that the information was fake," an official said. 

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