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LIVE! Lanka agrees to release 46 Indian fishermen
June 25, 2014
The home ministry confirms that 46 Indian fishermen in custody in Sri Lanka were being released. "Modalities for their return being worked out," tweeted MHA spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin.
The fishermen were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy this week
for allegedly poaching into the country's waters and were sent to
judicial custody. They were arrested by Sri Lankan on June 19 from two different locations in the country.
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