Kanyakumari: At least 49 Indian fishermen including 44 from Tamil Nadu detained by the Iran coast guard three months ago were released on Wednesday.
The Indian fishermen-31 from Kanyakumari district, two from Thoothukudi district and 11 from Ramanathapuram district in and five from Gujarat state along with five Dubai fishermen, were arrested by the Iran coast Guard on charge of cross border fishing, on November 29, 2015, while they were engaged in fishing in the Sharjah and Ajman seas in the UAE waters.
The detained fishermen were taken to the harbor town, Geesh in Iran along with their five launches. Confined to their boats at Geesh fisheries harbour, the fishermen requested for the intervention of Indian government through the South Asian Fishermen Fraternity (SAAF).
