Nine Indian fishermen arrested by SLN, protests in India over ‘kidnapping’
June 20, 2012 01:13 pm
Fishermen from Nagapatnam area in India today stayed away from fishing in protest to the alleged ‘kidnapping’ of nine Indian fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy. Indian media reports that currently close to five hundred fishing vessels have not gone to sea in protest.
However when contacted by Ada Derana, Sri Lankan Navy Spokesman Commander Kosala Warnakulasuriya said that nine Indian fishermen who were poaching approximately four miles off the Kankasanthurai coast in Sri Lankan waters were arrested.
He added that the fishing vessel along with the nine fishermen will be handed over to the Kankasanthurai police to be subjected to the relevant legal procedures.
However when contacted by Ada Derana, Sri Lankan Navy Spokesman Commander Kosala Warnakulasuriya said that nine Indian fishermen who were poaching approximately four miles off the Kankasanthurai coast in Sri Lankan waters were arrested.
He added that the fishing vessel along with the nine fishermen will be handed over to the Kankasanthurai police to be subjected to the relevant legal procedures.
