Blitz Bureau
THE Indian Embassy in Bahrain has announced repatriation of 28 fishermen from India who were recently freed after reduction in their sentence from six to three months.
The embassy said this in a post on X, “@indiainbahrain is pleased to announce repatriation of 28 fishermen who were recently freed after reduction in sentence from 6 to 3 months. Embassy facilitated legal assistance & travel under GoI’s Indian Community Welfare Fund. Well being of Indian nationals is our priority,” it said.
In another post, the embassy thanked authorities in that country for “cooperation and swift response”. “We thank the Bahraini authorities for cooperation & swift response including for providing consular access. Wishing them a safe return to their families in India,” it added.
Earlier on September 26, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin had urged External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to take immediate diplomatic initiatives to ensure consular access and legal assistance to secure an early release of 28 fishermen from the Idinthakarai fishing village of Tirunelveli district apprehended by the Bahrain Coast Guard on September 11.
In a letter, the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister said, “It has come to my attention that 28 fishermen from Idinthakarai fishing village, Tirunelveli District, who were engaged in fishing labour in Iran, were apprehended by the Bahrain Coast Guard on September 11 for inadvertently crossing the border.”
