Abandoned boats put Mumbai on alert

Your Ad Here

The Navy, Coast Guard and Mumbai police were on high alert on Sunday after fishermen reported sighting some abandoned boats off the Mumbai coast putting the security personnel in a tizzy but they turned out to be boats belonging to an Army Expedition.

With the gunmen behind the 26/11 strike using the Arabian sea route to travel to Mumbai to carry out their attack, the security agencies did not take any chances and Naval and Coast Guard vessels quickly began a search operation in the waters off this metropolis.

"We received reports this afternoon that some unidentified boats were spotted around 15 to 20 nautical miles off south-west Mumbai. Navy and Coast Guard vessels are searching the area," a Defence spokesperson said in Mumbai.

The spokesperson later said in the night that the two boats were part of an Army expedition and there was no cause for any concern.

The Mumbai police also beefed up security.

"Although there is no confirmation as yet on unidentified vessels, we are taking no chances and have alerted police personnel," a senior police official said.

source : ndtv.com