Navy refutes latest allegations of assault
By Shehan Daniel
The Sri Lankan Navy denied fresh allegations of assault of Indian fishermen with Navy spokesman Captain D. K. P. Dassanayake saying the allegations by Indian fishermen, as was reported by the Indian media, were fabricated and aimed at defaming the Navy.
Times Now TV reported that 40 fishermen from Rameswaram were allegedly beaten up and their equipment damaged by the Sri Lankan navy this morning. The fishermen claim that one of their boats was badly damaged in the assault and that Navy personnel had thrown their goods into the sea. The fishermen after swimming in the rough seas for several hours were spotted by local fishermen on the coast and rescued.
“These stories are fabricated by people looking to defame us. I know how the Navy patrols the seas and conduct themselves’’, Captain D. K. P. Dassanayake said. “These comments are baseless and I deny these allegations” he added.
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