India, July 28 -- A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Ahmedabad on Monday acquitted six Pakistani fishermen and an Indian fisherman of charges in connection with the alleged smuggling of 217.856kg of heroin off the Gujarat coast in 2019, holding that the prosecution failed to establish the recovery of the contraband beyond reasonable doubt.

Special NIA judge Hemang Rajendra Rawal acquitted the six Pakistani fishermen - Safdar Ali, Alahi Daad Angiyara, Azim Khan, Abdul Aziz, Abdul Gafur and Mohammad Malah - giving them the benefit of doubt on charges under the earlier Indian Penal Code, the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.

Indian fisherman Ramjha...