Don’t miss the latest developments in business and finance.

Second set of Indian fishermen leave for Sri Lanka to retrieve captured boats

Image
ANI Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India]
Last Updated : Sep 30 2017 | 11:42 AM IST

A delegation of 32 fishermen on Saturday left for Sri Lanka's Mannar to retrieve the boats captured by their Navy.

This is the second batch of Indian fishermen delegation leaving for Sri Lanka.

Earlier on Wednesday, a batch of 53 fishermen, along with seven boats, left for Sri Lanka to retrieve the boats, which are expected to return back by tonight.

The Sri Lankan navy apprehended 12 boats, out of which six belonged to Tamil Nadu and six belonged to Puducherry. The Sri Lankan Navy has agreed to release seven boats of the apprehended.

Also Read

First Published: Sep 30 2017 | 11:42 AM IST

Next Story