The Mumbai police arrested nine pirates who were brought to India on April 3, days after the Navy caught them for hijacking an Iranian fishing vessel with 23 Pakistani crew members on board off the Somalia coast, an official said.
The Indian Navy rescued the hijacked Iranian fishing vessel 'Al-Kambar 786' and its crew after more than 12 hours of intense coercive tactical measures as part of an anti-piracy operation on March 29. At the time of the incident, the vessel was approximately 90 nm southwest of Socotra, an island in the Indian Ocean.
The operation involved INS Sumedha and guided missile frigate INS Trishul.
