23 TN fishermen arrested by Lankan Navy

Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsSri Lankan Naval personnel allegedly attacked some fishingboats and arrested 23 Tamil Nadu fishermen when they were fishing nearKatchatheevu in the Palk Straits today, fisheries department officials said.The Lankan Navy also seized five boats, officials said.The fishermen would be produced before the Mannar JudicialMagistrate court, they said.Rameswaram Fishermen's Association President Emirett saidthe Lankan navalmen attacked 20 other fishing boats and seized the fishingnets.Katchatheevu, an islet, was ceded to Sri Lanka by India in1974.On July one, ten fishermen from this coastal town were takeninto custody by the Lankan Navy for reportedly crossing the International MaritimeBoundary Line and fishing in their waters but were subsequently ordered to bereleased by a Mannar court.Following their arrest, Tamil Nadu Chief MinisterJayalalithaa had shot off a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, expressingconcern over "unrelenting, harsh attitude of the Sri Lankan Navy"towards Indian fishermen. She had also sought the Centre's intervention insecuring the release of those arrested by the island republic's navy.first published:January 01, 1970, 05:30 ISTlast updated:January 01, 1970, 05:30 IST
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