International - India & World   

Indian fishermen released

COLOMBO: The Sri Lanka Navy on Thursday released 32 Indian fishermen and six minors “detected” in northern Sri Lankan waters.

The navy said in a statement that it took prompt action to hand over the 38 persons as a gesture of goodwill and to foster the friendly relations with India.

The fisher folk boarded the Indian Coast Guard Vessel “Kittur Chennamma” at the International Maritime Boundary Line. They were found in the Sri Lankan territorial waters after crossing the line, the statement said.

Printer friendly page  
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail

Stories in this Section

U.S. Embassy in Yemen attacked
Sri Lanka: high-profile LTTE hideout bombed
Mullen meets Gilani, Kayani to defuse tensions
U.S. missile strike kills 6
Russia signs pact with Abkhazia, South Ossetia
Thaksin’s kin is Thai Premier
Gates “regrets” Afghan civilian deaths
Indian fishermen released

Copyright © 2008, The Hindu. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu