The top police official in Lakshadweep Islands today said that 15 out of the 19 foreigners apprehended on board a dhow by the Indian Navy on Friday last were Pakistani nationals, while the remaining four were Iranians.
Lakshadweep Superintendent of Police Ranvir Singh told UNI on telephone that on interrogations it was revealed that these people did not have passports or valid for entering into the Indian territory and they were arrested on the charges of violating rules, as they had no valid documents to enter the country.
Mr Singh said further interogation was on and they were produced before the officlas concerned at Lakshadweep.
"We don't have any information from them so far. The interrogation is going on," he said, adding though they entered into the sea for fishing, it was not confirmed.
During a sea patrol mission in the Exclusive Economic Zone, INS Rajput, a destroyer warship, spotted the dhow sailing suspiciously. The ship escorted the dhow with its 19 sailors to Kavaratti in the Lakshadweep Islands and handed them over to police last night.
The Indian Navy had strengthened its operations in the sea to ward off terrorist activities through sea.
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