Us Ship Crew Arrested

A local court extended till February 14 the remand of the 35 crew members of a private US ship, who were arrested on charges of carrying weapons illegally and straying into Indian waters.

The Principal Sessions Court today cancelled the conditional bail granted by a lower court to 35 crew members of a private US ship arrested on charges of carrying weapons illegally and straying into Indian waters.

A local court has granted conditional bail to all the 35 crew members of a US ship, arrested on charges of illegally carrying weapons on board the vessel and straying into Indian waters.

Madras High Court today dismissed bail petitions of 35 crew members of a US ship, who were arrested on charges of illegally carrying weapons on board the vessel and straying into Indian waters.

A local court today dismissed the bail petitions of the 35 crew members of the detained US ship MV Seaman Guard Ohio, arrested on October 18 on charges of illegally carrying arms and straying into Indian waters.

Twenty two foreign nationals among the 35 arrested crew of detained US-based private ship were today shifted from the Central Prison at Palayamkottai in Tirunelveli to Chennai while a court adjourned the hearing to Thursday on a police plea seeking seven days custody of three others.

The CID branch of the Tamil Nadu Police today moved a court in Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu seeking custody of three crew members of the detained US vessel, arrested for illegally carrying arms and ammunition in Indian waters, for further investigation.

A US-based firm that owns the ship detained off Tamil Nadu coast termed the arrest of its crew as "inappropriate" and said it is working diplomatically and through the judicial system to prove the innocence of 35 sailors to get them released.

The truth behind the detention of the US ship and the arrest of its 35 crew members would come out after an enquiry into the matter, Shipping Minister GK Vasan said in Kumbakonam today.

A day after taking into custody 33 crew members of a US firm-owned ship, detained in Tuticorin for allegedly carrying arms in Indian waters illegally, Tamil Nadu police today arrested remaining two persons who were left to take care of the vessel's maintenance.

33 crew members of an American ship, detained for illegally entering Indian waters with a huge cache of arms, have been arrested and sent to 14-day judicial custody.

The Tamil Nadu police have arrested 35 crew members of an American ship detained on Saturday for carrying arms and ammunition.

A local court extended till February 14 the remand of the 35 crew members of a private US ship, who were arrested on charges of carrying weapons illegally and straying into Indian waters.

The Principal Sessions Court today cancelled the conditional bail granted by a lower court to 35 crew members of a private US ship arrested on charges of carrying weapons illegally and straying into Indian waters.

A local court has granted conditional bail to all the 35 crew members of a US ship, arrested on charges of illegally carrying weapons on board the vessel and straying into Indian waters.

Madras High Court today dismissed bail petitions of 35 crew members of a US ship, who were arrested on charges of illegally carrying weapons on board the vessel and straying into Indian waters.

A local court today dismissed the bail petitions of the 35 crew members of the detained US ship MV Seaman Guard Ohio, arrested on October 18 on charges of illegally carrying arms and straying into Indian waters.

Twenty two foreign nationals among the 35 arrested crew of detained US-based private ship were today shifted from the Central Prison at Palayamkottai in Tirunelveli to Chennai while a court adjourned the hearing to Thursday on a police plea seeking seven days custody of three others.

The CID branch of the Tamil Nadu Police today moved a court in Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu seeking custody of three crew members of the detained US vessel, arrested for illegally carrying arms and ammunition in Indian waters, for further investigation.

A US-based firm that owns the ship detained off Tamil Nadu coast termed the arrest of its crew as "inappropriate" and said it is working diplomatically and through the judicial system to prove the innocence of 35 sailors to get them released.

The truth behind the detention of the US ship and the arrest of its 35 crew members would come out after an enquiry into the matter, Shipping Minister GK Vasan said in Kumbakonam today.

A day after taking into custody 33 crew members of a US firm-owned ship, detained in Tuticorin for allegedly carrying arms in Indian waters illegally, Tamil Nadu police today arrested remaining two persons who were left to take care of the vessel's maintenance.

33 crew members of an American ship, detained for illegally entering Indian waters with a huge cache of arms, have been arrested and sent to 14-day judicial custody.

The Tamil Nadu police have arrested 35 crew members of an American ship detained on Saturday for carrying arms and ammunition.