19 fishermen released from Lankan prisons

Nineteen fishermen from Tamil Nadu, hailing from Nagapattinam and Ramanathapuram, arrived at Chennai airport on Friday night after being released from Sri Lankan prisons. The fishermen, who had been detained by the Sri Lankan Navy last month, were warmly received at the airport by officials from the Tamil Nadu Fisheries Department and later transported to their hometowns in government-arranged vehicles.