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Lankan courts release 40 Tamil Nadu fishermen

14 of them belonged to Rameswaram, the rest were from Nagapattinam and Karaikal,

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Press Trust of India Rameswaram
Last Updated : Aug 10 2015 | 12:51 PM IST
Two Sri Lankan courts today ordered the release of 40 fishermen arrested by the island nation's navy for allegedly fishing in their territory in June.

While 14 of them belonged to Rameswaram, the rest were from Nagapattinam and Karaikal, Fishermen Association President S Emiret and Secretary N J Bose said.

All the 40 fishermen have been released by the respective Judicial Magistrates in Sri Lanka, they said.

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First Published: Aug 10 2015 | 12:28 PM IST

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