Two injured in clash of fishermen near Tamil Nadu coast

Two people were injured after a violent clash erupted between two groups of fishermen from different regions of Tamil Nadu off the state’s coast. The confrontation, caught on camera, showed trolleys ramming into fibre boats in the middle of the sea.
The incident took place on September 28. Fishermen from Seruthur claimed they were fishing around 23 nautical miles out on 30 fibre boats when two trolleys collided with their vessels.

The Seruthur fishermen claim they had anchored and were resting after a night of work when the trolleys crossed their nets, entangling one fibre boat and dragging it into deeper waters.
The incident escalated into a brawl as fishermen from two trolleys, identified as Ravindran and Amirthalingam, attacked the fishermen in the fibre boat.
“In the attack, two of our fishermen were thrown into the sea. Had we not rescued them on time, they would have died. We then surrounded the trolleys with our boats, forcing them to leave,” said Sathyaraj, a fisherman who witnessed the incident.
The two fishermen who got injured were taken to the hospital for treatment.