Chennai: Nine fishermen belonging to Tamil Nadu’s Nagercoil, who were in an Iranian jail for the past 19 months, have been brought back to Chennai. The fishermen namely Albert Ravi, Dynas, Godwin Jon Weldon, Arockia Ligin, joseph Beski, Jesudas, Sahaya Vijay, Michael Adimai, and Wellington, were working for a Kuwait-based fishing group and while fishing, had been detained by the Iranian Coast Guard for entering its territorial waters. They had started from Fahaheel in Kuwait in three boats in the morning and were caught by the Iranian Coast Guard by evening.

Their fate took a turn for the worse on January 16, 2020 when they were caught by Iran Coast Guard for allegedly trespassing into their territorial waters. Mary Mariam, a relative of one of the fishermen expressed joy over the release and said “It has been 19 months that my brother is in an Iranian jail. We thank the Indian government and the Tamil Nadu government for having taken extra efforts to bring them back to India. They had gone to Kuwait for a better living… Anyway, we are thankful to God that they are back to our country”

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