Responding to reports that small boats of the Sri Lankan Navy targeted the Tamil Nadu fishermen, the Navy, in an official statement, said its patrols in the northern waters were conducted by fast attack craft and fast gunboats.
“At no time are small boats being engaged for patrols off the northern waters, since Indian trawlers are quite large,” it said.
Asked if the Navy had heard of the shooting incident from its personnel, the Lieutenant-Commander said that while he saw media reports, there was no such update from his patrol teams.
incident claimed two Tamil fishermen’s lives at the Palk Bay. Tamil Nadu fishermen accused the Sri Lankan Navy of opening fire, which the navy denied.
