North India Statesman
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India has requested a consular access to its 34 fishermen, who were allegedly detained by the Bangladeshi authorities this week on charges of crossing the maritime border, ANI quoted sources.
Bangladeshi officials detained 34 fishermen along with two fishing trollers, FB Jhor and FB Ma Magal Chandi near Mongla port between 14 and 15 July, who allegedly accused of crossing the international sea border line and fishing in the regional water of Bangladesh, as stated by HT.
After the incident, the Indian High Commission in Dhaka immediately raised the matter before Bangladeshi officials through diplomatic mediums.
ANI quoted sources as saying, “On receiving information about the incident, our High Commission in Bangladesh raised the matter before Bangladeshi officials through diplomatic mediums and demanded an immediate access to a consular access.”
People familiar with the case told ANI that the Indian side is constantly making efforts to ensure safe and early return to all fishermen, including their boats.
The Rameswaram Fisherman Association said that earlier on July 13, the Sri Lankan Navy in Tamil Nadu arrested seven Indian fishermen on the sea border between the two countries on charges of fishing.
According to the association, at around five in the morning, the Sri Lankan Navy arrested the fishing boat of V. Isaq Paul, resident of Thangachimadam in Rameswaram, for crossing the international maritime border of the fishing boat ‘IND-TN-10-MM-746’.
The arrested fishermen have been identified by P. Tuthar (40) of Thangachimadam Raja Nagar, P Edison (51) of Thangachimadam Walsai Street, Shanmugam (50) of Rameswaram TSM Nagar (50), Shaktivel (47), Jagdish (48), Dalvin Raj (46) and Mantop, who were taken as Ambajhagan for investigation, who have been taken to take place for the investigation. Went.
According to Rameswaram Fisherman Association, a total of 456 fishing boats landed in the sea on Saturday after receiving permits from Rameswaram fishing port.
In the third incident, four fishermen of Dhanushkodi in Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu, who were rescued by the Sri Lankan Navy after overturning the boat, returned to their hometown safely.
According to officials, the incident occurred on 25 June, when four fishermen – N Nambu Prakash (23), N Nambu Gunalan (25), K Nambu (24), and S Satyaraj (24), all residents of Puthuroda in Rameswaram Island area – had gone fishing in the Gulf of Mannar in a traditional country boat.
