Tamil Nadu:
In yet another incident, the Sri Lankan Navy allegedly attacked some fishermen off Kodiakarai coast and damaged a boat, fisheries department officials said on Thursday.
The officials said eight fishermen of Arucottuthurai in Vedaranyam in the district complained that the Lankan Navy personnel attacked them the previous night.
Quoting the fishermen, they said 120 fishermen went out in the sea in 25 boats on Wednesday morning. They said, when they were fishing off Kodiakarai in the night, Sri Lankan navy reportedly surrounded two of the boats. The Naval personnel jumped into the boats and allegedly attacked them with iron rods. One boat suffered damage, sources said.
The fishermen returned to the shore next morning and lodged a complaint with fisheries department officials.
On 1 September, 28 fishermen from Akkaraipettai village near Nagapattinam were detained by Lankan Naval personnel on the charge of entering the island waters in the Palk Strait. They were let-off after a stern warning.
In another incident on August 19, eight fishermen of Vedaranyam village in the district were injured in an attack allegedly by Sri Lankan naval personnel in the mid-sea off Arukattuthurai.