Mangaluru: Indian Coast Guard arrest 15 Iran fishermen for entering Indian waters illegally
Mangaluru: Indian Coast Guard arrested 15 Iranian fishermen along with two of their boats for allegedly entering Indian waters illegally. The arrested fishermen have been handed over to Mangaluru Police for further investigations.
The arrested fishermen have been identified as Azam Ansari, Abubaker Ansari Miya, Moosa Dahadani, Shidh Baachu, Abdul Majeed, Majeed Rahmani, Mohammed Ishaque, Kareem, Mohammed Baloch, Baman, Naseer Badruj, Abdul Baapur, Anwar Baloch, Nabi Baksh and Yusuf Jahani all citizens of Iran.
The fishermen were produced in the court on Friday afternoon which sent them to judicial custody till November 14.
The fishermen were reportedly arrested by Indian Coast Guard on October 21, while patrolling near Lakshadweep for allegedly entering Indian waters illegally. The Coast Guard also had seized two of the boats of fishermen one of which drowned due to technical glitch while being escorted to the shore. The fishermen on the drowning boat were rescued by Coast Guard and all the fishermen were brought to shore.
On October 31, Indian Coast Guard Deputy Commandant, Kuldeep Sharma reported the matter to Mangaluru Police and registered a case in this regard before handing over the fishermen to cops for investigation.
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Drug peddler's property worth Rs 1 crore attached in Srinagar
Srinagar (PTI): Property worth Rs 1 crore belonging to a notorious drug peddler was on Saturday attached in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar, police said.
A double-storey house on eight marlas of land situated at Wantpora Eidgah, belonging to Basit Bilal Dar, a notorious drug peddler, valued at approximately Rs 1 crore, a police spokesperson said.
He said Dar is involved in two cases registered under various sections of the NDPS Act.
During investigation, it was established that the accused had acquired the said property through illicit proceeds generated from drug trafficking activities, the spokesperson said.
Consequently, the property was attached under the provisions of the NDPS Act. The attachment proceedings were conducted in the presence of the two independent witnesses, strictly in accordance with the prescribed legal procedures, he said.
As per the attachment order, the owner has been restrained from selling, leasing, transferring, altering, or creating any third-party interest in the property till further orders, the spokesperson added.
