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UK detains Indian captain of sanctioned ship, family in Uttarakhand pleads for release
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UK detains Indian captain of sanctioned ship, family in Uttarakhand pleads for release

Times of India · Jun 20, 2026, 8:38 PM · Also reported by 1 other source

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An Indian captain, Ajay Pant, has been arrested in the UK and charged with breaching sanctions after his Russian oil tanker was intercepted in the English Channel. The vessel, en route to India, was found to be stateless. Pant's family in Uttarakhand has appealed to the Indian government for his saf

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