Fishermen from Puducherry ‘threaten’ Cuddalore officials
The Hindu
Authorities tried to prevent them from using banned purse seine nets
High drama prevailed off the Cuddalore coast on Tuesday after hundreds of Puducherry fishermen put up a resistance when authorities from Cuddalore tried to prevent them from using banned purse seine nets. Official sources said the fishermen who had set out in 10 boats cast purse seine nets around five nautical miles off Devanampattinam coast in Cuddalore. On information, a team of officials from Cuddalore, accompanied by the Coastal Security Group police, tried to impound the trawlers and seize the nets.
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