Four Pakistani Fishermen Arrested Off Kutch Coast as BSF Seizes Boat Near Sir Creek
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Border Security Force troops apprehended four Pakistani fishermen and seized their fishing vessel near the sensitive Sir Creek area in Gujarat's Kutch district on Sunday.
Acting on specific intelligence inputs received on 25 October 2026, BSF personnel launched an operation in the restricted creek waters and intercepted the Pakistani nationals.
Officials identified the arrested men as Qadir Thaimoor, Muhammad Moosa Asghar Thaimoor, and Ehsan Jat. All four suspects hail from Chach Jaan Khan village in Pakistan's Sindh province.
Investigation and Seizure Details
Preliminary interrogation revealed that the fishermen crossed into Indian territorial waters to catch crabs. Security forces recovered one Pakistani fibre fishing boat during the operation.
The apprehended individuals and the seized vessel have been handed over to local authorities for joint interrogation and further legal proceedings under maritime security laws.
Sir Creek remains a heavily guarded tidal estuary along the India-Pakistan border, where illegal crossings by fishing boats frequently trigger high-alert security operations by border guarding units.
