Mangaluru, Oct 23: Six boats from Tamil Nadu, anchored on the banks of Netravati at Kotepura near Ullal, have been seized by the department of fisheries, the coastal security force and the police here.

The joint operation, conducted on Monday based on information from the local people, revealed that those in the boats did not have valid documents, the police said.

Those in the boats were being interrogated, they said.

The police quoted the deputy director of the department of fisheries Chikkaveera Nayaka as saying that the officials had gone to Ullal after getting the information about the boats illegally anchored there.

In a statement, president of the Mangaluru Gillnet Association Ali Hassan said action would be taken against the guilty and asked the officials to treat the incident seriously and ensure that fishermen from coastal Karnataka did not face any harm.

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New Delhi (PTI): Soon after a car explosion near the Red Fort killing at least eight people, Delhi Police commissioner Satish Golcha on Monday said the blast took place in a slow-moving vehicle near the Red Fort traffic signal.

Talking to reporters at the blast site, he confirmed multiple deaths and injuries, and said Union Home Minister Amit Shah was being regularly briefed about the incident.

"There was a blast around 6.52 pm in a slow moving vehicle near Red Fort. There were passengers inside the vehicle," Golcha said, adding other vehicles were damaged in the incident.

Earlier, officials said that the explosion happened inside a parked car.

The police commissioner said all agencies, including Delhi Police, forensic team, NIA, NSG, are taking stock of the situation.

"Some deaths happened, few people got injured. The situation is being regularly monitored. The home minister is being regularly briefed," he said.

A high-intensity explosion occurred near the Red Fort metro station on Monday evening, gutting several vehicles and killing at least eight people, officials said.

Twenty-four people were injured in the blast that took place at a time when the area was milling with people. The injured were taken to the LNJP hospital a few kilometres away.