Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu: The Sri Lankan navy today handed over 94 Tamil Nadu fishermen to the Indian Coast Guard at the International Maritime Boundary Line, police said.
The fishermen, belonging to Ramanathapuram, Nagapattinam and Pudukottai districts, were taken into custody by the Sri Lankan navy last month on charges of violating the International Maratime Boundary Line, Police Inspector Kennady said.
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa had on August 13 ordered their release as a goodwill gesture ahead of India's Independence Day.
The fishermen would be brought to Rameswaram by the Coast Guard personnel today, Kennedy said.
Sri Lanka has released 225 Indian fishermen since the Narendra Modi government took over in May this year. The 94 fishermen were the fresh batch released by the island nation.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa had last month written to Prime Minister Modi urging him to take immediate steps to get the 94 fishermen released along with 62 boats that were confiscated by the Lankan navy.
The fishermen, belonging to Ramanathapuram, Nagapattinam and Pudukottai districts, were taken into custody by the Sri Lankan navy last month on charges of violating the International Maratime Boundary Line, Police Inspector Kennady said.
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa had on August 13 ordered their release as a goodwill gesture ahead of India's Independence Day.
Sri Lanka has released 225 Indian fishermen since the Narendra Modi government took over in May this year. The 94 fishermen were the fresh batch released by the island nation.
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