Boat from Kuwait arrives in Mumbai: Case registered against 3 persons on board

The Mumbai Police have registered a case against three persons on charges of illegal entry after they arrived in Mumbai on a boat from Kuwait an official said on Wednesday reported news agency PTIBoat from Kuwait arrives in Mumbai Nothing suspicious was foundPrima facie nothing suspicious was found on the boat which was anchored at the Gateway of India on Tuesday he said reported PTIThe trio hail from Tamil NaduThey went to Kuwait two years back for work They were allegedly illtreated by their agent who took them to Kuwait following which they escaped from there the official said reported PTIThe boat was checked after it was anchored at the Gateway of India he saidBoat from Kuwait arrives in Mumbai Case was registeredA case was registered against the three persons by the Colaba police under provisions of the Passports Act for illegal entry the official said reported PTINotably 10 Pakistani terrorists who launched a terror strike in Mumbai in November 2008 had arrived by the sea routeThe Mumbai Police on Tuesday launched a probe after a boat from Kuwait with three persons on board arrived at the Gateway of India an official said reported PTIFurther investigation is underway the official addedAccording to police a suspicious boat named Abdullah Sharif was found roaming near the Gateway of India reported ANIThe boat had three people on board all of them hailing from Tamil Nadus Kanyakumari and they are being questioned reported ANIMeanwhile according to police naxals are trying to expand their urban footprint in Maharashtra by roping in youngsters from poor sections in slums in big cities like Mumbai and Pune for military tasks and setting up safe havens reported PTINaxals are trying to direct the discontent among youngsters from lowincome groups living in urban slum pockets against the government a senior police officer disclosed while talking to PTIIn their documents Naxals have mentioned that their urban network is quite strong in cities like Mumbai Nagpur Nasik Pune and Gondia said Special IG antinaxal operations Maharashtra Sandip Patil reported PTINaxalites are targeting youngsters from lower socioeconomic groups living in slums for spreading the Maoist ideology and for engaging them in military tasks he addedThey are trying to rope them in for logistical tasks involving ordnance arms and ammunition medical help and for building safe havens in forest and urban localities he said reported PTINaxals mentioned in their secret documents that their network is quite strong in slum areas in Mumbai Pune Nasik Nagpur and Gondia Patil said reported PTIWith inputs from PTI