New Delhi: Security was tightened Thursday in Maharashtra’s Raigad district after a suspicious boat was found floating near a local beach.
Nearby areas around the Harihareshwar beach were also put on alert, the police said, while it investigated how the boat came to be there.
Reports said the boat contained weapons, including AK-47 rifles. It seemed to have been abandoned. The boat was pulled to shore after the local administration reached the spot.
Suspicious boat with weapons found off Raigad coast, Maharashtra.
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Harihareshwar is a popular destination for tourists from nearby cities, particularly Mumbai and Pune. It was teeming with visitors during the Independence weekend four days ago.
Raigad MLA Aditi Tatkare told media Thursday that the Raigad police were on the job.
She has also requested Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to constitute a special team to probe the matter. She said the state’s popular “dahi handi” event was on Friday – a merriment associated with Krishna Janmashtami.
It would be followed by ten days of Ganeshotsav, she added. “People come here during these festivals. Security is an important issue. An additional team needs to be sent there so that people feel safe,” Tatkare told reporters outside the Assembly in Mumbai.
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Source: The Print
