As reported by news agency ANI, the fishermen were caught around 9 am on Thursday during an independent operation conducted by the BSF personnel in the Kori Creek region of Kutch district.

The officials from the Border Security Force, while addressing the incident, said that "The BSF troops also seized an engine-fitted country boat used by the intruders. All 15 fishermen have been handed over to local police for further investigation," as cited by news agency ANI.

The marshy waterways of Kori Creek, Harami Nala, and Sir Creek in Gujarat's Kutch district have been hotspots for maritime boundary violations by Pakistani fishermen, and there have been several such incidents, like reported before as well.