Officials of Indian Fisheries Department said that several Indian fishermen were attacked off Katchatheevu islet on Saturday (25) night by Sri Lankan naval personnel who opened fire in the air.

The naval personnel also pelted stones and bottles at fishermen, they said.

Murugan, one of the fishermen who returned to shore had told Indian officials that the naval personnel intercepted their boats off the islet and attacked them with bottles and fuel wood.

According to him none of them suffered any injuries nor were their boats damaged because those bottles and fuel wood were thrown from a distance.

(With inputs from Outlook India)