Ahmedabad/Jamnagar, November 07: Fifty-two Pakistani fishermen, lodged at the Joint Interrogation Centre (JIC) in Bhuj and Jamnagar district prisons, were released today, police said.
The fishermen, who were apprehended by various agencies from the Arabian Sea, have been taken to the Indo-Pak border at Wagah where they will be handed over to Pakistani authorities, they said.
“Twelve fishermen from the JIC in Bhuj were released and taken to Wagah border today,” Kutch SP Wabang Jamir told PTI.
The fishermen were apprehended after they crossed the International Maritime Border (IMB) and entered into Indian waters for fishing over a year ago, he added.
From Jamnagar district prison, 40 Pakistani fishermen were released to be hand them over to Pakistani officials.
–Agencies