Sunday, February 19, 2012

Timeline: Attacks on Indian fishermen...

Two fishermen in a fishing boat were shot dead on February 15 by security officials of an Italian cargo vessel in the deep sea after being mistaken for pirates near Kochi port. Sources said that the crew of Enrica Lexie is not cooperating with the investigations. The Indian authorities say there is nothing to suggest that the fishermen were in the wrong in fact it appears the ship was reckless in opening fire.
There have been earlier instances of such attacks on Indian fishermen:
January 12, 2011: Sri Lankan Navy opened fire on fishermen off Tamil Nadu coast in the Indian Ocean, killing one and critically injuring another.
January 23, 2011: A Tamil Nadu fisherman was killed by Sri Lankan Navy personnel off Vedaranyam coast in Nagapattinam district.
February 6, 2011: Three fishermen from Rameswaram were pushed into sea and their country boat was ransacked by Sri Lankan navy on the charge of straying into Sri Lankan waters.
April 15, 2011: Four fishermen from Tamil Nadu went missing in the high seas and their bodies were found subsequently. It was alleged that they were killed by the Sri Lankan Navy.
July 28, 2011: Thirty fishermen were injured in an assaulted by Sri Lankan Naval personnel off coast Rameswaram and their catch and GPS equipment were taken away.

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