India on Tuesday lodged a strong protest with the Sri Lankan Acting High Commissioner in New Delhi after the Sri Lankan Navy opened fire on a fishing vessel of Indian fishermen, injuring five of them. The Sri Lankan Navy opened fire while trying to apprehend them.
On early Tuesday morning, the Sri Lankan Navy in the proximity of Delft Island opened fire at a fishermen's boat while trying to apprehend them. In the firing incident, two Indian fishermen sustained serious injuries in an incident while three others sustained minor injuries.
