AHMEDABAD:The Indian Coast Guard today apprehended seven Pakistanifishermen and seized their boat for venturing into Indian waters offGujarat coast, PTI has reported.

“The fishing boat, ‘Al-Hilal’, was detected inside Indian waters around 16nautical miles off the coast of Jakhau in Kutch region by the Indian CoastGuard Ship ‘MeeraBen’,” a defence statement said.

The boat, with seven crew members on board, was eventually intercepted andbrought ashore for investigation along with the seven crew members, it said.

In December last year, six Pak fishermen were nabbed by the Coast Guard forcatching the fish inside Indian waters after crossing the InternationalMaritime Boundary Line (IMBL).

Earlier in November, as many as 15 Pakistani fishermen on two boats wereapprehended by the Coast Guard for venturing into Indian waters off Gujaratcoast.