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41 Indian fishermen released by Lanka govt
Rameswaram, Mar 12: Forty one fishermen, who had been detained by the Sri Lankan government after they were abducted from mid sea by fishermen of the island nation, were released last evening, official sources said today.
Rameswaram, Mar 12: Forty one fishermen, who had been
detained by the Sri Lankan government after they were abducted
from mid sea by fishermen of the island nation, were released
last evening, official sources said today.
The sources told reporters here that 16 of the fishermen
were from Pudukottai district and the rest from Nagapattinam
district. They were abducted in February and early this month
for allegedly crossing the international border and fishing in
Sri Lankan waters, the sources said.
Twenty seven Indian fishermen are still in the custody of
the Sri Lankan government.
Bureau Report