Indian Court Sentences 35 Somali Pirates Captured Off Somalia To 10 Days Imprisonment

Indian Court Sentences 35 Somali Pirates Captured Off Somalia To 10 Days Imprisonment
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The Indian Navy’s INS Kolkata recently captured 35 Somali pirates off the coast of Somalia after a 40-hour operation that began on March 15, 2024. A Mumbai court sentenced the pirates to ten days of police imprisonment.

The mission proved to be successful as it resulted in the safe and uninjured rescue of 17 crew members from the hijacked ship MV Ruen on March 16, 2024.

INS Kolkata used strategic methods to force the hijacked vessel Ruen to stop when it was...

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