The Indian Government has said that the Sri Lankan Navy had not killed a single fisherman from Tamil Nadu. The Indian Central Government has informed the Madras High Court that the Sri Lanka Navy has not killed a single fisherman from Tamil Nadu in the Indian waters since April 2011.
The Indian Government further informed that no warships were being sold to Lanka and only Offshore Patrol Vehicles would be traded. The submissions were made in a counter affidavit filed by Mayank Joshi, Deputy Secretary (Sri Lanka) on behalf of the Union Ministries of External Affairs and Defence in response to a petition seeking to stop the proposed sale of warships to Sri Lanka. He further said the Lankan Navy had categorically stated that it never entered Indian waters.
Besides, the Island Nation’s Navy had assured that they have been adhering to a “No Firing” policy on Indian fishermen.
In the meantime, the Sri Lankan Navy apprehended 25 Indian fishermen close to the Delft Island last night and seized six of their boats.
Naval Spokesman Commander Kosala Warnakulasuriya said that they had to arrest these Indian fishermen as they were engaged in fishing using proscribed gear. The Navy is constantly involved in patrolling the waters surrounding the island to prevent the breach of the maritime regulations and safeguard the marine resources. These Indian fishermen, who were apprehended for using banned gear in in breach of the consensus reached by the authorities of the two countries recently, were brought to Kankesanthurai and handed over to the Fisheries Examiners Office in Jaffna.
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