Mumbai: 16 Somali pirates jailed for 7 yrs for vessel hijack
A Mumbai court on Monday sentenced 16 Somali pirates to seven years in jail for hijacking a merchant vessel, which had sailed from Iran, and kidnapping its crew members on the Indian waters in 2011. Court directed the government to deport the convicts to Somalia once their terms are served. Notably, they have already spent over six years in jail.