Sri Lanka Coast Guard facilitated the repatriation of 20 Indian fishermen who had been taken into custody for trespassing into the Sri Lankan territorial waters and engaging in illegal fishing activities.Ater legal procedure, they were released by the courts recently.
According to the Navy, a Sri Lanka Coast Guard’s Patrol was deployed for the repatriation mission. The repatriated Indian fishermen were handed over to the Indian Coast Guard Ship ‘Ameya’ at the International Maritime Boundary Line north of Kankesanthurai this afternoon.
The final rites of veteran broadcaster, writer, and lyricist Nirmala de Alwis will be held today at Peradeniya.
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