A Mumbai Sessions Court on Monday sentenced all 35 Somali nationals convicted in the MV Ruen piracy case to life imprisonment. The accused had pleaded guilty after confirming before the court, through a Somali interpreter, that their plea was voluntary and that they understood its legal consequences

A Mumbai Sessions Court convicted 35 Somali nationals in the MV Ruen piracy case and sentenced them to life imprisonment. The accused were arrested by the Indian Navy in March 2024 after they allegedly hijacked the Malta-flagged bulk carrier and held 17 crew members hostage