15 Indian fishermen detained by Sri Lankan navy
Colombo,
Sept
22:
At
least
15
Indian
fishermen
have
been
detained
by
Sri
Lankan
navy,
media
reported
on
Tuesday.
They
have
been
taken
to
Kangesan
Port
in
Sri
Lanka
for
inquiry.
On Monday, Sri Lankan fishermen refused a talk offer by their Indian counterparts to visit them and discuss their issues, including poaching.
They termed it a futile effort to solve the issue.
"When the prime ministers of the two countries could not sort out the problem, how can we fishing community representatives resolve," said Vinayagamurthi Sahadevan, a Sri Lankan fishing organisation official.
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