KARACHI: A judicial magistrate on Monday remanded 104 Indian fishermen in judicial custody for fishing illegally in Pakistani waters.

The Maritime Security Agency detained the fishermen along with their 19 boats a couple of days ago for fishing inside Pakistani territorial waters in the Arabian Sea. Later, they were handed over to police for legal action.

The police produced them before Judicial Magistrate (west) Salman Amjad Siddiqui for remand.

The magistrate sent the fishermen to jail on 14-day judicial remand and directed the investigation officer to file an investigation report on the next date.

The fishermen have been booked under Sections 3/4 of the Foreigners Act and 3/9 of the Fisheries Act at the Docks police station.

Published in Dawn, March 28th, 2017