Indian fisherman injured in firing by Lankan Navy
March 07, 2013 10:51
In yet another attack, an Indian fisherman was today injured when Sri Lankan naval personnel allegedly fired at some fishing boats off Kodiakarai coast, about 200 km from Rameswaram, fisheries department officials said.
The 40-year-old fisherman from Karaikal in Union Territory of Puducherry, part of a group of fishermen who had put to sea from Kodiakarai in Tamil Nadu's Nagapattinam district, was injured in the shoulder, Assistant Director of Fisheries at Nagapattinam, Gunasekaran said. The Lankan naval men had opened fire in the air and then at the fishing boats, causing extensive damage to the boats also, the official said.
The fishermen said they were fishing in Indian waters when they were fired at. The injured fisherman has been admitted to Nagapattinam Government Hospital.
The 40-year-old fisherman from Karaikal in Union Territory of Puducherry, part of a group of fishermen who had put to sea from Kodiakarai in Tamil Nadu's Nagapattinam district, was injured in the shoulder, Assistant Director of Fisheries at Nagapattinam, Gunasekaran said. The Lankan naval men had opened fire in the air and then at the fishing boats, causing extensive damage to the boats also, the official said.
The fishermen said they were fishing in Indian waters when they were fired at. The injured fisherman has been admitted to Nagapattinam Government Hospital.
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