Sri Lanka court releases 13 Tamil Nadu fishermen
The Hindu
They were detained in December in one of three arrests made by the Sri Lankan Navy
A Sri Lankan court in the northern Mannar district on Wednesday ordered the release of 13 Tamil Nadu fishermen who were in custody following arrest on charges of illegal fishing.
“Happy to learn from our lawyer in Mannar that 13 Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu are being released,” the Indian High Commission said in a tweet on Wednesday morning. “Soon after the Court verdict, our official from @CGJaffna [Indian Consulate in Jaffna] met with the Indian fishermen and offered sweets. We are taking steps for [their] early return,” another tweet from the mission’s Twitter handle said.
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