Boat with weapons owned by Australian woman, reached Raigad due to high tide: Devendra Fadnavis

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday said that the boat carrying weapons belonged to an Australian woman and had arrived in Raigad due to high tide.

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the suspicious boat, with three AK-47 rifles, explosives and bullets found off the Raigad coast on Thursday, belongs to an Australian woman and the boat was going from Europe to Muscat.

The deputy chief minister further assured that the boat broke down and drifted towards the Raigad coast due to high tide. The weapons found in the boat caused a terror scare, with the state administration issuing a high alert.

Addressing the media, Fadnavis said, "The government is not ruling out a terror angle. The boat drifted due to the high tide. The boat was going from Europe to Muscat. It is owned by an Australian woman."

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Earlier in the day, a 16-meter-long boat named Ladyhan was found wrecked on the Raigad coast by local fishermen. The boat with weapons was inspected by the police and other relevant agencies were informed.