Tamil Nadu fishermen held by SL officials returned safe

With the help of Indian Embassy officials in Sri Lanka, all six fishermen were released from prison, and handed over to the Indian officials. As the fishermen did not have passports, the embassy issued emergency certificates to facilitate their return to India and also arranged their flight tickets.

The fishermen reached the city airport on an Indigo flight from Sri Lanka on Thursday night. Officials from the Tamil Nadu Fisheries Department received them at the airport and arranged transport to their native places in Rameswaram.