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50 fishermen injured in 'attack' by Lankal naval personnel

Naval personnel in eight patrol boats intercepted about 200 fishermen in 130 boats off Katchathivu assaulted them and took away their catch, their Global Positioning systems and batteries last night.

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Updated : Jul 11, 2010, 02:32 PM IST

Fifty fishermen from Tamil Nadu were injured when they were attacked allegedly by Sri Lankan Naval personnel while fishing off Katchathivu island, fisheries department officials today.

The officials said the naval personnel in eight patrol boats intercepted about 200 fishermen in 130 boats off Katchathivu (an island ceded to Sri Lanka by India in 1974), assaulted them and took away their catch, their Global Positioning systems and batteries last night.

They however did not say how many of them have been hospitalised.

Fishermen Association president P Jeysu said each of the affected boat owners had suffered losses of about Rs20,000 to Rs30,000.

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