Two trawlers seized for illegally fishing in Goan waters

Nine persons were detained today and two trawlers which were found illegally fishing in the Goan waters were seized after a red alert was sounded in the coastal state in wake of the explosion in Margao town in Goa, police said.
       
Two trawlers which were found illegally fishing in the Goan waters were seized near Panaji in the Arabian sea and nine people have detained for questioning," police inspector Sandesh Chodankar said.
       
Chodankar said the local fishermen complained to the police about these trawlers found illegally venturing into the coastal waters following which the police detained them.
       
The blast took place last night in the commercial capital of Margao when an explosive kept in a scooter went off on a busy street in the heart of the town, 30km from here,
killing one member of a right-wing group allegedly linked to Malegaon blast accused Sadhvi Pragya Singh and critically injuring another. Another bomb was also defused by police, 20km away from the blast site.
        
A man named Melgunda Patil was killed in the blast while another, identified as Yogesh Naik, is undergoing treatment at the Goa Medical College hospital. Police said both belonged to right wing group Sanatan Saunstha, which is allegedly linked to Pragya Singh.