38 Indian fishermen in SL prison launch hunger strike demanding release

Thirty-eight Indian fishermen, imprisoned by Sri Lankan authorities for allegedly poaching, have launched a hunger strike unto death, demanding that they be released early.

The fast began today, in Jaffna prison, where the fishermen have been incarcerated.

The Indian High Commission has been informed of the fast by the Indian consulate office in Jaffna, reports PTI.

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