Centre, state govts should end SL navy's 'high handed' behaviour: Fishermen

NAGAPATTINAM: Fishermen from coastal areas of this district on Saturday did not set out to sea demanding that the Centre and state governments contain the alleged "high handed" behaviour of Sri Lankan naval-men who frequently cut their fishing nets and damage their boats.

Officials said Lankan naval personnel had routinely snapped the nets of several fishermen last week when they were fishing in the Palk Straits, which was not the island nation's territory.

The fishermen demanded effective intervention by the Union and state governments to put an end to such high handed behaviour of the Lankan naval-men, they said.