5 fishermen questioned for smuggling contraband to LTTE- Rameshwaram (Tamil Nadu)
At least five of the 24 fishermen handed over to Indian Coast Guard officials by the Sri Lankan Navy are being interrogated for allegedly smuggling contraband to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), police said Wednesday.
The five fishermen belong to three inland districts of Tamil Nadu. The Indian fishermen had been jailed in Sri Lanka May 14 following their arrest in Palk Bay by the Sri Lankan Navy, an official press communiqué said.
Sri Lankan officials claimed that the fishermen were supplying contraband to the banned LTTE, a charge denied by the Indian fishermen who alleged wrongdoing by the isle's navy, Indian Navy sources said.
During the last two years, 96 cases have been registered against illegal traffic across the Palk Straits - the narrow expanse of water separating India and Sri Lanka.
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The five fishermen belong to three inland districts of Tamil Nadu. The Indian fishermen had been jailed in Sri Lanka May 14 following their arrest in Palk Bay by the Sri Lankan Navy, an official press communiqué said.
Sri Lankan officials claimed that the fishermen were supplying contraband to the banned LTTE, a charge denied by the Indian fishermen who alleged wrongdoing by the isle's navy, Indian Navy sources said.
During the last two years, 96 cases have been registered against illegal traffic across the Palk Straits - the narrow expanse of water separating India and Sri Lanka.
Extracted from,
http://www.newkerala.com/one.php?action=fullnews&id=68965
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