Lok Sabha Debates (3)
MATTERS UNDER RULE-377: Need To Take Adequate Security Measures To
... on 10 August, 2010
Title: Need to take adequate security measures to check the presence of
Somalian pirates near Minicoy islands in Arabian sea.
SHRI HAMDULLAH SAYEED (LAKSHADWEEP): I would like to draw the
kind attention of Government towards the presence of Somalian pirates in the
Arabian Sea. Minicoy island of Lakshadweep is hardly 53 nautical miles from
Maldives. It is an international boundary and strategically very crucial for
our country.
On 3 May 2010, 3 Somalian
nationals in a boat were caught in Minicoy Island by Lakshadweep Local Police
on alarm raised by the locals and after information was passed to the
Lakshadweep Police, 8 more Somalian Nationals in a mother vessel were caught by
the Indian Coast Guard about 100 Nautical miles away from the coast of
Kavaratti. The people in this far flung island are terrified. I Request the
Government to take stern action to check any untoward incident in the form of
terrorism or sea piracy.
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