Leader of Opposition (LOP) in Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday wrote to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, urging him to take up the issue of arrest of Indian fisherfolks by Sri lankan authorities during the visit of island nation's President Anura Kumara Dissanay
The statement said that a collision was reported earlier the same day between a Sri Lankan naval vessel and an Indian fishing boat 5 nautical miles north of Katchatheevu Island
The Indian Coast Guard and the Customs Department officers jointly arrested 8 Sri Lankan fishermen with five boats and 4 Indians for smuggling sea cucumbers and edible turmeric.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], February 8 (ANI): Sri Lankan Navy apprehended 16 fishermen belonging from Tamil Nadu in the early hours of Tuesday, informed Q branch police, Tamil Nadu.
Port Blair (Andaman and Nicobar) [India], July 11 (ANI): The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) ship Rajkamal on Saturday rescued six Sri Lankan fishermen along with the boat during a sea-air coordinated operation.
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jan 16 (ANI): The Sri Lankan Navy on Sunday apprehended 16 Tamil Nadu fishermen and seized four boats near Palk Strait.