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Several fishermen’s families are disquieted astir the information of their beloved ones, who person been stranded successful Bangladesh for the past two-and-a-half months.
The fishermen who beryllium to Konda Rajupalem colony of Bhogapuram mandal, Vizianagaram district, went sportfishing connected boats from Visakhapatnam connected October 13, 2025.
The fishermen — including Maripalli Chinnappana, Surada Appalakonda, Maripalli Praveen, Ramesh, Chinna Appanna, Seetayya, Appanna, and Ramana — crossed the planetary waters and were caught instantly by the Bangladesh Coast Guard connected October 22, 2025.
Speaking to The Hindu here, Kondarajupalem Sarpanch Surada Chinna Rao and Vadabalija Community Sankshema Sangham president Parimella Vasu urged the authorities to instrumentality indispensable steps to bring them backmost safely to their autochthonal places.
Mr. Vasu, who provided packets of indispensable commodities for the household members, urged the authorities to wage astatine slightest ₹20,000 ex gratia per period for their livelihood till the instrumentality of the fishermen.
They met Nellimarla MLA Lokam Madhavi, who, successful turn, assured to speech to the officials acrophobic to inquire astir their information and unafraid their aboriginal merchandise from the Bangladesh jail.
Vizianagaram Collector S. Ramsundar Reddy sent the details to the government, requesting further follow-up enactment for their merchandise from the situation successful Bangladesh.
