Indian Fishermen Attacked

25 Indian fishermen, who were fishing in international waters, were detained by the Sri Lankan Navy along with their two trawlers, off Point Pedro town in Sri Lanka.

Flagging the assault on Indian fishermen by Sri Lankan nationals, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday urged the Centre to take appropriate action to bring the perpetrators of the crime to book.

Citing information from fishermen that four of their community "died due to an attack" by the Sri Lankan Navy, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Thursday condemned the island nation maritime force for such acts shattering their livelihood.

A group of Indian fishermen were attacked allegedly by Sri Lankan Navy personnel last night for allegedly trespassing into the island nation's territorial waters. One of the fishermen has been injured.

Pakistan on Monday released 55 Indian fishermen and five others as a "goodwill gesture" amidst tension between the two countries after the Pulwama terror attack, according to a media report.

Pakistan has released another 100 Indian fishermen as a goodwill gesture amidst tensions between the two countries after the Pulwama terror attack.

The Tamil Nadu government on Monday expressed concern over the "alarming increase" in number of "attacks" on Indian fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy and sought the centre's intervention for release of 42 of them.

Eight Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu where injured when they were attacked allegedly by Sri Lankan Navy while fishing off Neduntheevu, prompting the state government to seek Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention to curb such 'violent actions'.

10 Indian fishermen suffered "internal" injuries when Sri Lankan navy personnel allegedly attacked them in the sea near Katchatheevu today.

Seven years since a deadly attack on Mumbai in which three Indian fishermen went missing when Pakistani gunmen hijacked their boat, the families of the three have asked the government to declare the men dead and provide compensation.

One person was killed in firing on an Indian boat from an unmarked ship in international waters today off the Gujarat coast. It is not clear yet whether the ship that attacked the boat is from Pakistan.

A gift from India to Sri Lanka has started a political storm in Tamil Nadu. The state's prominent political parties have launched a scathing attack on the Centre for gifting the Coast Guard vessel 'Varaha' to its neighboring country.

About a 100 fishermen from Tamil Nadu's Nagapattinam District have alleged that they were attacked and looted by an unidentified armed gang from Sri Lanka while fishing off the Kodiakarai coast on Thursday.

Sri Lankan Navy, who on Saturday surprised Indian fishermen trawling near Katchatheevu by offering them soft drinks and sweets, attacked eight fishermen in the Indian territory off Dhamushkodi coast early today, Fiseries Department sources said.

Asking the Centre to take a strong line and prevail upon the Sri Lankan Government to end "unprovoked" attacks and arrests of Indian fishermen, Tamil Nadu has said such "unabated" attacks "will not make for a congenial atmosphere" for proposed talks between representatives of fishing community of two sides next month.

25 Indian fishermen, who were fishing in international waters, were detained by the Sri Lankan Navy along with their two trawlers, off Point Pedro town in Sri Lanka.

Flagging the assault on Indian fishermen by Sri Lankan nationals, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday urged the Centre to take appropriate action to bring the perpetrators of the crime to book.

Citing information from fishermen that four of their community "died due to an attack" by the Sri Lankan Navy, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Thursday condemned the island nation maritime force for such acts shattering their livelihood.

A group of Indian fishermen were attacked allegedly by Sri Lankan Navy personnel last night for allegedly trespassing into the island nation's territorial waters. One of the fishermen has been injured.

Pakistan on Monday released 55 Indian fishermen and five others as a "goodwill gesture" amidst tension between the two countries after the Pulwama terror attack, according to a media report.

Pakistan has released another 100 Indian fishermen as a goodwill gesture amidst tensions between the two countries after the Pulwama terror attack.

The Tamil Nadu government on Monday expressed concern over the "alarming increase" in number of "attacks" on Indian fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy and sought the centre's intervention for release of 42 of them.

Eight Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu where injured when they were attacked allegedly by Sri Lankan Navy while fishing off Neduntheevu, prompting the state government to seek Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention to curb such 'violent actions'.

10 Indian fishermen suffered "internal" injuries when Sri Lankan navy personnel allegedly attacked them in the sea near Katchatheevu today.

Seven years since a deadly attack on Mumbai in which three Indian fishermen went missing when Pakistani gunmen hijacked their boat, the families of the three have asked the government to declare the men dead and provide compensation.

One person was killed in firing on an Indian boat from an unmarked ship in international waters today off the Gujarat coast. It is not clear yet whether the ship that attacked the boat is from Pakistan.

A gift from India to Sri Lanka has started a political storm in Tamil Nadu. The state's prominent political parties have launched a scathing attack on the Centre for gifting the Coast Guard vessel 'Varaha' to its neighboring country.

About a 100 fishermen from Tamil Nadu's Nagapattinam District have alleged that they were attacked and looted by an unidentified armed gang from Sri Lanka while fishing off the Kodiakarai coast on Thursday.

Sri Lankan Navy, who on Saturday surprised Indian fishermen trawling near Katchatheevu by offering them soft drinks and sweets, attacked eight fishermen in the Indian territory off Dhamushkodi coast early today, Fiseries Department sources said.

Asking the Centre to take a strong line and prevail upon the Sri Lankan Government to end "unprovoked" attacks and arrests of Indian fishermen, Tamil Nadu has said such "unabated" attacks "will not make for a congenial atmosphere" for proposed talks between representatives of fishing community of two sides next month.