New Delhi, April 17 -- The Indian Coast Guard has apprehended an Indian fishing boat with "unauthorised cash" off Maharashtra coast, the defence ministry said on Wednesday.

The operation revealed a "carriage of Rs 11.46 lakh which was meant to be given to some Indian OSV (Offshore Supply Vessel) operating from offshore areas in return of smuggled diesel", the ministry said in a statement.

"The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has apprehended an Indian fishing boat carrying unauthorised cash, reported to be involved in the smuggling of diesel, 83 nautical miles (nm) northwest off Mumbai," it said.

The vessel was brought to Mumbai anchorage in the early hours of Wednesday. A joint investigation with Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Customs, ...