Terming the killing a human rights violation and tragic, official sources, however, said this was not an "open and shut" case of innocent Indian fishermen being targeted by the security forces of another country. At the same time, "the incident needs to be investigated. We don't know what happened that night."
Sri Lanka has promised to probe the killing but maintains that its forces were not involved in the incident. "The fact is that we checked and found the incident happened in their waters. If it is not the Sri Lankan Navy then who is it? They have to tell us," the sources said.
Meetings
Ms. Rao will hold meetings on Monday to precisely find out who shot at the fisherman, who, both sides acknowledge, was in Sri Lankan waters.
New Delhi believes it can't afford such killings to take place, especially because violent incidents involving Indian fishermen have repercussions in Tamil Nadu.
The sources said Sri Lankan Tamil fishermen have been protesting against incursions by Indian Tamil fishermen. Rendered dormant by the civil war, fishermen from Jaffna and Mannar were taking to their boats again and were not too pleased over encroachment on their turf by Indians.
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