Fifteen Tamil Nadu fishermen, arrested by Sri Lankan Naval personnel on October 19, were today ordered to be released by a court in Jaffna.
The fishermen, hailing from Pudukottai, were produced before the Judicial Magistrate Court which ordered their release. However, four boats impounded by the Lankan navalmen had not been released, officials here said quoting information received by them.
The fishermen would return today or tomorrow, they added.
Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has been voicing concern over the detention of Indian fishermen and in her latest letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh she insisted that India use highest diplomatic channels to secure release of 80 fishermen and 47 fishing boats detained by the Sri Lankan authorities, Outlook India reports.
