Paradip: The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on Saturday have detained three Ghana nationals believed to be illegal migrants after they were spotted inside a Chinese ship that docked at the Paradip port. They were caught after the ship docked at the airport.
The CISF took them into custody from the restricted area of the port. They came aboard on ship “MV Great Sheng Wen”carrying coal from Russia and it is still not clear how they came to this ship from Hongkong.
While there are 20 crew members on board, they have been identified as Ghanaian nationals.
An investigation has started regarding what was their purpose, how they entered the ship, which country they would have gone to. A probe has been launched to determine the circumstances about their presence on the ship.
Later, the Paradip immigration office issued to Chinese ship and directed them not to deboard them at any of the Indian ports after three Ghana nationals were found onboard.
Furthermore, the department ordered the ship to offload its cargo and depart from Paradip port immediately.