Sri Lanka accuses Indian coast guards of assaulting its fishermen
Published on: Feb. 3, 2026, 4:28 a.m. | Source: Daily Excelsior
COLOMBO, Feb 2: Sri Lanka’s fisheries minister Ramalingam Chandrasekeran on Monday accused the Indian coast guards of assaulting the fishermen from the island nation within its waters.   While addressing the media over the incident, Ramalingam, Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources, said that the Indian High Commission has been informed about the incident. Three trawlers with 12 fishermen had ventured out for fishing from the Wellamankaraya fishing harbour at Wennappuva in the northwestern coast. They were attacked […]
