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Seven Sri Lankan fishermen released by Tamil Nadu court

The fishermen, from Buddhalaam district in Sri Lanka had strayed into Indian waters near Tuticorin coast.

pakistan, indian fishermen, pak releases indians, karachi, indian expressFisheries officers in Okha said that they too had been trying to help identified the bodies.
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A court on Wednesday ordered the release of seven Sri Lankan fishermen, arrested on April 6 last for allegedly straying into Indian territorial waters.

Chief Judicial Magistrate-in-Charge Inba Karthick passed the order following a communique from the Tamil Nadu government, Q branch police said. The fishermen, from Buddhalaam district in Sri Lanka had strayed into Indian waters near Tuticorin coast.

They were arrested and later lodged in the Puzhal Central Prison in Chennai. They would be released from the prison and would be repatriated to Sri Lanka on Thursday, they added.

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