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Police to seek help of Indian Navy

C. Jaishankar

For safe disposal of live rocket shells found off Rameswaram

RAMANATHAPURAM: The police will seek the help of Indian Navy for the safe disposal of a large number of live rocket shells, which were reportedly found off the coast of Rameswaram by fishermen.

According to information available with the State and Central intelligence agencies operating from Rameswaram and Ramanathapuram, fishermen of Rameswaram netted more than 50 live rocket shells in the Indian waters during the last 15 days.Instead of handing them over to the security agencies, the fishermen threw away the rockets fearing "harassment" in the name of investigation. However, the fishermen are worried that their lives would be in danger if the rockets go off.

Sense of fear

A fisherman on anonymity said that netting live rocket shells had become the order of the day. A large number of rocket shells are said to have been found between the third islet and sixth islet. This has created a sense of fear among fishermen, who use this route for fishing.

The Superintendent of Police, R. Thirugnanam, told The Hindu that he would officially ask the higher authorities of the Navy to recover the `reported' rocket shells. Though the issue was discussed orally, an official letter would be sent to the Naval authorities to take appropriate action.

He said the Naval authorities were examining the three rocket shells, which were seized last month.

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