5 kidnapped fishermen rescued by Aryapalli Marine Police, allege torture
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By Express News Service
BERHAMPUR: Aryapalli Marine Police in Ganjam district rescued 5 native fishermen on Saturday, who have been allegedly kidnapped by their Andhra Pradesh counterparts on Friday. Sources stated 19 fishermen of Aryapalli entered the ocean on two boats for fishing on Friday round night and had a confrontation with a trawler from AP mid-sea, 5 kilometres from the shore. Since the AP trawler was discovered fishing violating the Odisha Marine Fishing Act (OMFA), the Aryapali fishermen objected and that led to a heated argument between the 2 events.
The spat turned ugly as AP fishermen took 5 native fishermen with them and drove into the deep sea. The relaxation 14 fishermen returned to Aryapalli at evening and reported the matter to the Marine police. A staff led by Chatrapur SDPO, Gourahari Sahoo and Marine PS, IIC, Sudipta Kumar Sahoo started an investigation into the matter, stated extra SP Ajay Kumar Mishra. “Though the sea was rough last night, still we initiated a search with the help of Gopalpur Port authorities. We tried to contact the driver of the trawler and succeeded after a couple of hours. Soon, the trawler was traced in the sea under Baruva Marine PS limits in Andhra Pradesh,” knowledgeable Mishra.
The trawler driver stated the 5 native fishermen within the trawler are secure and can be deboarded at Baruva, he added. Soon, Chatrapur SDPO and IIC, Marine PS with their groups reached at Baruva coastline and coordinated with the officers and trawler members. However, the fishermen couldn’t be deboarded at Baruva as a consequence of tough sea and have been lastly rescued at Bhanvnapoda Marine PS space in AP on Saturday midday, police stated, including, they have been safely introduced again to Aryapalli.
On interrogation, it was revealed that the altercation between the 2 events was on the difficulty of chopping/damaging the fishing web of native fishermen. Police additional maintained that the 5 Aryapalli fishermen aggressively went to the AP trawler on their very own and demanded compensation. Fearing a menace to life and property, the trawler members drove away together with the 5 fishermen, stated the ASP.
On the opposite hand, the rescued fishermen alleged that the AP fishermen took them away and tortured them throughout detention. There has all the time been a tussle between native fishermen and AP trawlers. They typically enter the no-fishing zone of Ganjam limits and harm the nets of native fishermen apart from manhandling them, the rescued fishermen alleged. “We urge action against them. Despite two marine police stations at Aryapalli and Sunapur, we do not have trained personnel, interceptor boats and infrastructure,” rued the native fishermen.
FISHERMEN CRY FOUL
Over 8 comparable incidents reported throughout final two years
Most instances settled amicably
Even the Fisheries dept additionally seized some AP trawlers for violating norms
No motion taken, thus encouraging AP fishermen.
2 interceptor boats offered at Aryapalli for patrolling within the sea.
Of the 2, one at Rs 2.35 crore has a 12-tonne capability, fitted with eco-sounder, radar, evening imaginative and prescient lens, international positioning system and different gear
The different vessel value Rs 1.25 cr has five-tonne capability boat and runs on petrol, with a most velocity of 35 nautical miles per hour
Both are not any match for the excessive capability AP trawlers
Now each the boats are broken and mendacity unused
BERHAMPUR: Aryapalli Marine Police in Ganjam district rescued 5 native fishermen on Saturday, who have been allegedly kidnapped by their Andhra Pradesh counterparts on Friday. Sources stated 19 fishermen of Aryapalli entered the ocean on two boats for fishing on Friday round night and had a confrontation with a trawler from AP mid-sea, 5 kilometres from the shore. Since the AP trawler was discovered fishing violating the Odisha Marine Fishing Act (OMFA), the Aryapali fishermen objected and that led to a heated argument between the 2 events.
The spat turned ugly as AP fishermen took 5 native fishermen with them and drove into the deep sea. The relaxation 14 fishermen returned to Aryapalli at evening and reported the matter to the Marine police. A staff led by Chatrapur SDPO, Gourahari Sahoo and Marine PS, IIC, Sudipta Kumar Sahoo started an investigation into the matter, stated extra SP Ajay Kumar Mishra. “Though the sea was rough last night, still we initiated a search with the help of Gopalpur Port authorities. We tried to contact the driver of the trawler and succeeded after a couple of hours. Soon, the trawler was traced in the sea under Baruva Marine PS limits in Andhra Pradesh,” knowledgeable Mishra.
The trawler driver stated the 5 native fishermen within the trawler are secure and can be deboarded at Baruva, he added. Soon, Chatrapur SDPO and IIC, Marine PS with their groups reached at Baruva coastline and coordinated with the officers and trawler members. However, the fishermen couldn’t be deboarded at Baruva as a consequence of tough sea and have been lastly rescued at Bhanvnapoda Marine PS space in AP on Saturday midday, police stated, including, they have been safely introduced again to Aryapalli.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
On interrogation, it was revealed that the altercation between the 2 events was on the difficulty of chopping/damaging the fishing web of native fishermen. Police additional maintained that the 5 Aryapalli fishermen aggressively went to the AP trawler on their very own and demanded compensation. Fearing a menace to life and property, the trawler members drove away together with the 5 fishermen, stated the ASP.
On the opposite hand, the rescued fishermen alleged that the AP fishermen took them away and tortured them throughout detention. There has all the time been a tussle between native fishermen and AP trawlers. They typically enter the no-fishing zone of Ganjam limits and harm the nets of native fishermen apart from manhandling them, the rescued fishermen alleged. “We urge action against them. Despite two marine police stations at Aryapalli and Sunapur, we do not have trained personnel, interceptor boats and infrastructure,” rued the native fishermen.
FISHERMEN CRY FOUL
Over 8 comparable incidents reported throughout final two years
Most instances settled amicably
Even the Fisheries dept additionally seized some AP trawlers for violating norms
No motion taken, thus encouraging AP fishermen.
2 interceptor boats offered at Aryapalli for patrolling within the sea.
Of the 2, one at Rs 2.35 crore has a 12-tonne capability, fitted with eco-sounder, radar, evening imaginative and prescient lens, international positioning system and different gear
The different vessel value Rs 1.25 cr has five-tonne capability boat and runs on petrol, with a most velocity of 35 nautical miles per hour
Both are not any match for the excessive capability AP trawlers
Now each the boats are broken and mendacity unused
