Sri Lankan Navy chases away over 2,000 TN fishermen
Over 2,000 Tamil Nadu fishermen were chased away by Sri Lanka Navy personnel for allegedly fishing near Katchatheevu, a fishermen association leader said on Sunday.
By : migrator
Update: 2018-07-29 23:44 GMT
The fishermen from this island town had ventured into the sea in 300 boats and were fishing off Katchatheevu islet when the Lankan Naval personnel came to the spot past midnight and chased them away, Tamil Nadu Mechanised Boats Fishermen Association President P Sesuraja alleged.
He also said the naval personnel snapped fishing nets of 50 boats. Following this, all the fishermen were forced to return to the shore without a catch, he said.
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