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Fishing vessel carrying five Indians seized

Fishing vessel seized

September 15, 2016 | 09:17 PM
A vessel carrying five Indian fishermen from Bahrain has been seized by the Qatari Coastguard for straying into the country's territorial waters, sources said.
The boat was reportedly captured somewhere near the periphery of the Northern coastguard territory. The five fishermen were identified as Suresh, Reagan, Sahayaraj, Sahaya Bineesh and Amal Raj. All except one are said to be natives of Kanyakumari district of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The fishermen have been moved to a jail in Umm Slal Mohamed municipal limits. They will be produced before a court in Doha on September 26.
September 15, 2016 | 09:17 PM