An Indian court has sentenced 44 Somali pirates to life imprisonment for hijacking two vessels off the coast of Somalia, including the Bulgarian-operated cargo ship Ruen, whose crew included seven Bulgarian sailors. The sentences were handed down by a special court in Mumbai in two separate piracy cases involving the seizure of a merchant vessel and a fishing boat.

Mumbai court sentences 44 Somalian pirates to life imprisonment, commending Indian Navy's swift action against maritime piracy.

A Mumbai court has sentenced forty-four Somalian nationals to life imprisonment for piracy. These individuals were convicted in two separate cases involving hijacking and…