The Sri Lankan navy is accused of breaking the nets of Indian fishermen who they accused of entering Sri Lankan waters, and chased away a group of approximately 1,000 fishermen on Monday morning.
The PTI reports that the fishermen, who had ventured into sea in 200 boats, were from Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu. The Sri Lankan troops had cut the nets of at least ten boats according to Rameswaram Fishermen Association President S Emerit.
The incident is the latest in a long history of Sri Lankan military aggression to fishermen from Tamil Nadu.
Though the Indian government has pledged to ensure there will be a halt to the attacks, the Sri Lankan military regularly attacks and arrests Indian fishermen.
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