<p>Mumbai: The Mumbai police on Wednesday arrested three persons for entering India illegally, a day after they reached the metropolis on a boat from Kuwait, an official said.</p>.<p>The boat with the trio on board was anchored at the Gateway of India on Tuesday. Prima facie, nothing suspicious was found on the boat, he said.</p>.<p>The trio hails from Tamil Nadu.</p>.<p>After the boat was found, a case was registered against them by the Colaba police here, the official said.</p>.<p>"The police arrested them after filing a case under section 3 (a) with penal section 6 (a) of the Passport (Entry into India) Rules for not following the due procedures required for entering India," he added.</p>.<p>According to the official, the trio had gone to Kuwait two years back for work. They were allegedly ill-treated by their agent who took them to Kuwait following which they escaped from there.</p>.Boat from Kuwait arrives in Mumbai: Case registered against 3 on board.<p>Further investigation into the case was on, he said.</p>.<p>The incident has raised concerns over potential maritime security lapses.</p>.<p>Notably, 10 Pakistani terrorists who launched a terror strike in Mumbai in November 2008 had arrived by the sea route. The terror attacks had claimed the lives of 166 individuals and left more than 300 people injured. </p>
<p>Mumbai: The Mumbai police on Wednesday arrested three persons for entering India illegally, a day after they reached the metropolis on a boat from Kuwait, an official said.</p>.<p>The boat with the trio on board was anchored at the Gateway of India on Tuesday. Prima facie, nothing suspicious was found on the boat, he said.</p>.<p>The trio hails from Tamil Nadu.</p>.<p>After the boat was found, a case was registered against them by the Colaba police here, the official said.</p>.<p>"The police arrested them after filing a case under section 3 (a) with penal section 6 (a) of the Passport (Entry into India) Rules for not following the due procedures required for entering India," he added.</p>.<p>According to the official, the trio had gone to Kuwait two years back for work. They were allegedly ill-treated by their agent who took them to Kuwait following which they escaped from there.</p>.Boat from Kuwait arrives in Mumbai: Case registered against 3 on board.<p>Further investigation into the case was on, he said.</p>.<p>The incident has raised concerns over potential maritime security lapses.</p>.<p>Notably, 10 Pakistani terrorists who launched a terror strike in Mumbai in November 2008 had arrived by the sea route. The terror attacks had claimed the lives of 166 individuals and left more than 300 people injured. </p>