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| Indian bottom trawler detained in Northern Sri Lanka under poaching charges: File pix |
India's External Affairs Ministry summoned the Sri Lankan Acting High Commissioner in New Delhi to register a "strong protest" over the incident involving the death of an Indian fisherman in the Sri Lankan sea this morning.
"We expressed our shock and anguish at the unfortunate loss of life. Our High Commissioner in Colombo will also be raising the matter with the Sri Lankan government later today," according to a statement issued by India's Ministry of External Affairs.
Earlier this morning, a collision was reported between a Sri Lankan naval vessel and an Indian fishing boat five nautical miles north of Katchchatheevu island in which out of the four fishermen onboard, one lost the life, and another went missing.
Two of the fishermen have been rescued and brought ashore to Kankesanthurai (KKS) and a search operation is underway to locate the missing fisherman.
Stressing that the Indian government has always emphasized the need to deal with issues pertaining to fishermen in a humane and humanitarian manner, the Ministry said "existing understandings between the two governments in that regard must be strictly observed. Utmost efforts should be made to ensure that there is no recurrence or resort to the use of force," (Northeastern Monitor/ August 1/ 2024)
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