We were kidnapped by LTTE: Fishermen

Eleven Indian fishermen, who returned last night after having gone missing for 74 days, said they were kidnapped by the LTTE at sea on March 6, Tamil Nadu Director General of Police D Mukherjee said today.

During interrogation, the fishermen revealed that they were kidnapped by the outlawed LTTE, Mukherjee told reporters here.

The fishermen were brought today from the coastal villages in Ramanathapuram district where they had landed yesterday. They also met Chief Minister M Karunanidhi at the Secretariat today.

"Their statements confirm my earlier statement that they were kidnapped by the LTTE," Mukherjee said.

Karunanidhi has announced a solatium of Rs 10,000 each to help them meet their immediate requirements, official sources said.

The fishermen had ventured into the sea for fishing off Kanyakumari coast on March 6 and had gone missing since then. The DGP had disclosed on April 27 that the LTTE had abducted them. (Agencies)

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