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sri lanka navy attack indian fishermen: श्रीलंकाई नौसेना ने भारतीय मछुआरों पर चलाई गोली, 2 लोगों की हालत नाजुक MEA ने माँगा जबाब

sri lanka navy attack indian fishermen: श्रीलंकाई नौसेना द्वारा डेल्फ़्ट द्वीप के नजदीक गोलीबारी की घटना में पांच भारतीय मछुआरे घायल हो गए हैं, जिनमें से दो की हालत गंभीर बताई जा रही है। यह घटना मंगलवार, 28 जनवरी 2025 को हुई। इस घटना के बाद भारत ने श्रीलंका के खिलाफ कड़ी प्रतिक्रिया व्यक्त की है और द्वीप के हाई कमिश्नर को तलब करके इस मामले पर आपत्ति जताई है। भारत ने स्पष्ट किया है कि किसी भी…

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Sri Lankan Navy arrests eight Rameswaram fishermen for alleged violation of IMBL

Including the poaching trawlers held in this operation, the Sri Lanka Navy has seized 17 Indian poaching trawlers and apprehended 110 Indian fishermen thus far in 2023.

RAMANATHAPURAM: A total of three boats including one from Rameswaram were caught by the Sri Lankan Navy in the mid-night hours for alleged violation of the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) and fishing in the island nation’s waters off Delft Island near Neduntheevu.

About 17 fishermen including 8 from Rameswaram were arrested and three boats were seized by the SL Navy which are said to be taken to Kankesanturai for further action.

About 500 boats from Rameswaram had ventured into the sea on Wednesday. Sources said a few of them, who were involved in fishing activities, were chased off by the Sri Lankan Navy during the night hours. Three boats which carried 17 fishermen were captured for allegedly violating the IMBL.

Local sources said that one of the boats was from Rameswaram and carried 8 fishermen who identified as Antony (46) owner of the boat, Arun (37), Murugan (43), Kingston (37), Kirton (40), Murugan (40), Karlmarcus (41), and Remotan (22) all belong to Thangachimadam and Rameswaram areas.

Sri Lankan Navy officials said that The Sri Lanka Navy conducted a special operation to chase away Indian poaching trawlers from Sri Lankan waters on the evening of 13 September 2023. Northern Naval Command deployed Fast Attack Craft of the 04th Fast Attack Flotilla to chase away a cluster of Indian poaching trawlers, after having spotted they were engaging in illegal fishing in Sri Lankan waters off the Kakarathivu Island and Kovilan Lighthouse on 13th September. In this operation, the Navy held 3 Indian poaching trawlers that continued to remain in island waters, with 17 Indian fishers aboard. The 3 poaching trawlers together with 17 Indian fishermen were brought to the port of Kankasanthurei and they will be handed over to the Fisheries Inspector of Mailadi for onward legal proceedings.

Including the poaching trawlers held in this operation, the Sri Lanka Navy has seized 17 Indian poaching trawlers and apprehended 110 Indian fishermen thus far in 2023. Following these apprehensions, the poaching trawlers and fishermen have been handed over to relevant authorities for legal action.

Fishermen association leader from Rameswaram Emerald alleged that though action towards releasing the fishermen is being taken no action was taken in the past couple of years to retrieve the seized boats, which leaves boat owners in massive debt and leaves fishers without work. Fishermen association demands the union government to take action to retrieve the boats and also to host meetings with the Sri Lankan authorities to solve the Katchatheevu issues so that fishermen from both countries can fish peacefully.

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Indian Fishermen Attacked Allegedly By Sri Lanka Navy Over Trespass, 1 Hurt

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Bodies of four fishermen from Tamil Nadu found in Sri Lanka

TRICHY: The bodies of four Tamil Nadu fishermen reported missing since they went out to sea from the Kottaipatinam jetty in Pudukottai district last Monday washed ashore on a Sri Lankan beach on Thursday, the Indian high commission in Colombo was informed. Another group of fishermen who had set sail alongside the boat carrying the victims alleged that the quartet was attacked by the Sri Lankan Navy while fishing mid-sea. Navy officials on Thursday contacted the Indian mission to say that the bodies had been found. There was no official confirmation about how the fishermen died. Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi K Palaniswami sought an investigation into the deaths and wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting him to take up the issue with Sri Lanka. The deceased have been identified as A Mesiya, V Nagaraj, S Senthil Kumar and N Samson Darwin, all of them from Ramanathapuram district. They were together in one among 214 fishing boats that had set out from the jetty around the same time. According to G Arockiaraj, one of the other fishermen, the boat came under attack from the Sri Lankan Navy near Katchatheevu. “They began dashing their vessel against the boat. Some of us tried to rescue our mates but had to flee as we feared for our lives. We came back and informed the authorities,” he said. The next day, the fishermen accompanied an Indian Coast Guard team looking for their missing colleagues, but the search proved futile. Condemning the alleged attack, CM Palaniswami said he would approach the Centre to ensure steps were taken to prevent such incidents. He announced ex gratia of Rs 10 lakh each to the kin of the deceased from the CM’s Relief Fund, a government job for an eligible member from each family and compensation to the boat owner. DMK president M K Stalin and other opposition functionaries slammed the Centre for allegedly remaining a mute spectator and not condemning the Sri Lankan Navy for the deaths. “The killings happened just weeks after the visit of external affairs minister S Jaishankar to Sri Lanka. This shows that the ruling dispensation in the island nation has no regard for the Indian people and their government,” Stalin said.

source https://bbcbreakingnews.com/2021/01/21/bodies-of-four-fishermen-from-tamil-nadu-found-in-sri-lanka/

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Indian Fishermen Attacked Allegedly By Lanka Navy Over Trespass, 1 Hurt The injured fisherman is from Tamil Nadu's Rameswaram. (Representational) Chennai: 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.

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Indian Fishermen Attacked Allegedly By Lanka Navy Over Trespass, 1 Hurt

Indian Fishermen Attacked Allegedly By Lanka Navy Over Trespass, 1 Hurt

The injured fisherman is from Tamil Nadu’s Rameswaram. (Representational)

Chennai:

A group of Indian fishermen were attacked allegedly by Sri Lankan Navy personnel for allegedly trespassing into the island nation’s territorial waters.

One of the fishermen has been injured.

The fishermen have denied that they trespassed into Lankan waters. Stones were allegedly thrown and their nets were torn.

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Indian fishermen allegedly attacked by Lanka Navy trespassers, 1 Ht The injured fisherman hails from Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu. (Representative) Chennai: A group of Indian fishermen were attacked last night by Sri Lankan Navy personnel for allegedly torturing them in the territorial waters of the island nation.

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Indian Fishermen Attacked Allegedly By way of Sri Lanka Army Over Trespass, 1 Harm The injured fisherman is from Tamil Nadu's Rameswaram. (Representational) Chennai: A group of Indian fishermen were attacked allegedly by Sri Lankan Navy personnel for allegedly trespassing into the island nation's territorial waters.

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Indian Fishermen Attacked Allegedly By Lanka Navy Over Trespass, 1 Hurt The injured fisherman is from Tamil Nadu's Rameswaram. (Representational) Chennai: A group of Indian fishermen were attacked allegedly by Sri Lankan Navy personnel for allegedly trespassing into the island nation's territorial waters.

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Indian Fishermen Attacked Allegedly By Lanka Navy Over Trespass, 1 Hurt The injured fisherman is from Tamil Nadu's Rameswaram. (Representational) Chennai: A group of Indian fishermen were attacked allegedly by Sri Lankan Navy personnel for allegedly trespassing into the island nation's territorial waters.

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Indian Fishermen Attacked Allegedly By Lanka Navy Over Trespass, 1 Hurt The injured fisherman is from Tamil Nadu's Rameswaram. (Representational) Chennai: A gaggle of Indian fishermen have been attacked allegedly by Sri Lankan Navy personnel for allegedly trespassing into the island nation's territorial waters.

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Indian Fishermen Attacked Allegedly By Sri Lanka Navy Over Trespass, 1 Hurt

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Indian Fishermen Attacked Allegedly By Sri Lanka Navy Over Trespass, 1 Hurt Chennai: A group of Indian fishermen were attacked allegedly by Sri Lankan Navy personnel for allegedly trespassing into the island nation's territorial waters. 

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Rajapaksa by his side, PM Modi delivers message on Tamils in Sri Lanka - india news

Prime Minister Narendra Modi who held wide ranging talks with his Sri Lankan counterpart Mahinda Rajapaksa on Saturday said he hoped that the island nation will carry forward the process of reconciliation with Tamils.“I am confident that Sri Lankan government will realise expectations of Tamil people for equality, justice, peace within united Sri Lanka …I am confident the government will work towards reconciliation,” Modi said with Rajapaksa standing by side as the two leaders addressed the media.Modi said both India and Sri Lanka have faced the scourge of terrorism.“Terrorism is a major threat in our region. Both our countries have fought this problem vigorously. In April last year, there were barbaric terrorist attacks on Easter Day in Sri Lanka. These were attacks on the entire humanity,” he said.He also addressed the issue of Indian fishermen who are often arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy or come under fire. “We have decided to adopt humanitarian approach in dealing with issue of fishermen,” Modi said.The talks between the two prime ministers covered the entire expanse of bilateral ties between the two countries including in areas of defence and security.Mahinda Rajapaksa served as Sri Lanka’s president from 2005-2015 to become one of the longest-serving leaders in South Asia. He was also prime minister for a brief period in 2018.It was under his rule that the Sri Lankan army crushed the rebel group Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in a massive offensive that ended in 2009. That offensive ended a 30-year-old civil war but also put the Lankan government under scrutiny for alleged war crimes and human rights abuses against Tamils in the country’s north and northeast.The Sri Lankan government denies that its armed forces committed excesses during and after the offensive the obliterated the LTTE. Sri Lanka had refused to cooperate with a UN investigation into alleged war crimes during the final phase of the country’s civil war, saying it will not subject itself to the jurisdiction of the top rights body. Read the full article

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When protectors turned attackers

What happened to Rameswaram fishermen by ICG actually?

Recently, came over with lots of memes and messages, went viral on social media, got my attention. As a normal person, this incident affected me mentally, made to write this post and give a gist on what happened actually? The message stated claiming, ICG (Indian Coast Guard) attacked TN fishermen, but why this happened? Let’s probe into this in more detail.

Why they attacked?

Fishermen contempting to fish in Palk Bay (image below) on Nov 13, crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL), dreading the aggression of the Sri Lankan navy by risking their lives. They didn’t hide the fact that, they crossed the border and do fishing. 30 trawlers in 15 pairs, forayed into Sri Lankan waters for ‘pair trawling’ the destructive fishing method banned in both India and Sri Lanka. Fishermen were chased by the Sri Lankan navy and successfully crossed the IMBL, back to Indian waters to get help from patrol vessel. Now it’s time for ICG to play. To their disappointment, ICG instead to give hands, they further expelled on fishermen. They would be fined Rs.30,000 each if they get arrested by ICG for pair trawling and crossing the border. Treating them like terrorist, they shot sample fire to stop them, which was highly condemnable. On reaching out, they further beat them with Iron rods and asked them to speak Hindi, claimed fishermen. The fishermen said, if ICG

If ICG has admitted that they fired warning shots, we would have not spread this, said fishermen.

What ICG says?

ICG called fishermen leader P Sesu Raja and clarified they never intended to hurt them and regretted their act for firing. Since fishermen do not want to stand up against ICG, they decided to cooperate with them as they would be their protector in any means. The ICG should be sympathetic to fishermen who are risking their lives daily for daily needs.

Alternative methods

Deep sea fishing is an alternative method to pair trawling. Our Prime Minister Narendra Modi introduced a scheme and fishermen are willing to switch over Deep sea fishing so that fishermen could get into deeper ocean and get several species said fishermen leader N. J. Bose. Trawling was the method used by TN fishermen and later adapted in Sri Lanka too to maximize their profits before.

Concluding with my view

Firstly, Whatever the problem may be, aren’t they terrorist to fire to stop them? Our Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the bullets fired were not from ICG and we are investigating this on further. No comments on this, let report says. 

Secondly, Is there any reason to speak Hindi? asked by ICG to fishermen. How this Hindi imposition went deeper. Simply can’t deny the fact that fishermen lied, no reason for them to do as well.

Fishing in Palk Bay is the traditional method earlier for fishermen and govt. failed to assert this right and to this, Deep sea fishing was introduced as an alternate method. Will every fishermen would get access to boat and get benefited from this scheme? We already know how every plan reach peoples. I would be happy that at least some get benefited and sad that how many going to have effect on this.

Reference: The Hindu (Nov 19, 2017)

Image source: Internet.