In a recent development, 18 Indian fishermen, who were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy on January 16th for allegedly crossing the Maritime Border, have been released from a Sri Lankan prison and have reached Chennai. The fishermen, from Ramanathapuram, were apprehended for trespassing into Sri Lankan territorial waters and were released from prison on the 31st of last month. This incident is part of a larger issue highlighted by DMK Leader R.S. Bharathi, who pointed out that since 2014, under PM Modi's regime, 3,076 fishermen have been arrested, including 19 fishermen who were arrested on February 8th and are currently languishing in a Sri Lankan jail.
18 fishermen from #Ramanathapuram, who were arrested by Srilankan Navy for allegedly trespassing into their territorial waters, were released from Srilankan prison. They reached Chennai early this morning. They were released from prison on 31st of last month and handed over to…
#WATCH | Tamil Nadu: 18 fishermen who were arrested by Sri Lankan Navy on January 16th for allegedly crossing the border, were released from the jail and reached Chennai. https://t.co/obonXt3Qg2
VIDEO | 18 Indian fishermen, who were released from Sri Lankan prison recently, reach Chennai. The fishermen were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy for allegedly crossing Maritime Border on January 16. (Full video available on PTI Videos - https://t.co/n147TvqRQz) https://t.co/hPESyTEhlr
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Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu: On fishermen being apprehended by the Sri Lankan Navy, DMK Leader R.S. Bharathi says, "Since 2014, 3,076 fishermen have been arrested in PM Modi's regime. Even on the 8th of February, 19 fishermen were arrested and are languishing in Sri Lankan jail. If… https://t.co/lYy6K3TRJT