Rameswaram, Dec 02: As many as 13 mechanised fishing boats suffered severe damage after a Sri Lankan naval vessel wantonly hit them in the sea off Danushkodi last evening, officials quoting fishermen said today. The Sri Lankan navalmen also damaged the fishing nets of the fishermen and took into custody 13 fishermen after tethering them together to a rope in an inhuman way. The navalmen also seized the prawns and shrimps, they said.
The fishermen were later transported to the Mannar coast in Sri Lanka and cases were registered against them for crossing the international border.
Meanwhile, 28 out of the 32 fishermen who were taken into custody on November 29 by Sri Lanka, would be released today, officials said.
Bureau Report