Palk Strait News
INS Parundu inducted two made-in-India Advanced Light helicopters of the Mk3 variant.
The base is strategically placed near the Palk Strait.
The two choppers were accorded a water cannon salute.
The fishermen were arrested by the Lankan Naval personnel while they were fishing near Katchatheevu and taken to Kaarainagar in the island nation.
The arrest was made by a Fast Attack Craft (FAC) belonging to the Northern Naval Command yesterday.
The Sri Lankan Navy personnel apprehended as many as ten Tamil Nadu fishermen along with their boats at Palk Strait in the wee hours on Sunday.
Nine Indian fishermen and two boats were apprehended by the Sri Lankan Navy near Palk Strait in Tamil Nadu early morning today.
The Lankan navy had earlier this month detained five Indian fishermen and seized a boat near Talaimannar in Tamil Nadu.
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