<p>Colombo: Forty-one Indian fishermen detained by the Sri Lanka Navy have been repatriated by authorities here, the Indian mission here said on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Fishermen from both countries are arrested frequently for inadvertently trespassing into each other's waters.</p>.Andhra fisherman kills self after harassment over Rs 2000 loan; blackmailed with morphed nude photo of wife.<p>"41 Indian fishermen successfully repatriated from Sri Lanka! They are currently on their way home," the Indian High Commission here said on X.</p>.<p>The fishermen issue is a contentious one in the ties between India and Sri Lanka, with Lankan Navy personnel even firing at Indian fishermen in the Palk Strait and seizing their boats in several alleged incidents of illegally entering Sri Lankan territorial waters.</p>.<p>The Palk Strait, a narrow strip of water separating Tamil Nadu from Sri Lanka, is a rich fishing ground for fishermen from both countries. </p>
<p>Colombo: Forty-one Indian fishermen detained by the Sri Lanka Navy have been repatriated by authorities here, the Indian mission here said on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Fishermen from both countries are arrested frequently for inadvertently trespassing into each other's waters.</p>.Andhra fisherman kills self after harassment over Rs 2000 loan; blackmailed with morphed nude photo of wife.<p>"41 Indian fishermen successfully repatriated from Sri Lanka! They are currently on their way home," the Indian High Commission here said on X.</p>.<p>The fishermen issue is a contentious one in the ties between India and Sri Lanka, with Lankan Navy personnel even firing at Indian fishermen in the Palk Strait and seizing their boats in several alleged incidents of illegally entering Sri Lankan territorial waters.</p>.<p>The Palk Strait, a narrow strip of water separating Tamil Nadu from Sri Lanka, is a rich fishing ground for fishermen from both countries. </p>