The Sri Lankan fisherman was provided medical assistance and a case was registered against him. He is likely to be produced before a court in Chennai.
Chennai: A group of Tamil Nadu fishermen have rescued a Sri Lankan fisher, who was stuck in the international waters after his boat developed a snag, and brought him to the Nagapattinam fishing harbour on Friday.
The heartwarming incident came a day after an Indian fisherman from Rameswaram island was killed and another went missing after a collision with a patrol vehicle of the Sri Lankan Navy which was chasing their trawlers.
Sources in the fishermen community told DH that their peers from Akkaraipettai in Nagapattinam district found a fibre boat floating in the mid-seas with a person onboard near their trawler. “These fishermen were involved in deep sea fishing and found the Sri Lankan boat, whose only occupant was unconscious,” a source said.
Source: https://www.deccanherald.com/india/sri-lankan-fisherman-rescued-by-indian-fishers-in-mid-sea-3134626