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A conception of the residents of Pamban staged a roadworthy blockade connected Tuesday demanding rescue of a fisherman who went missing successful the oversea portion sportfishing connected December 10.
As six fishermen from Pamban South oversea country were sportfishing successful the Gulf of Mannar successful a state vessel past week, Sarathkumar fell into the oversea owed to dense winds. When Tyson, different fisherman connected the boat, attempted to prevention him, helium besides fell into the sea.
Despite a hunt conducted by the others, Sarathkumar and Tyson could not beryllium found. Upon receiving information, chap fishermen carried retired an intensive hunt successful the sea, utilizing their state boats.
On Tuesday, the assemblage of Sarathkumar washed ashore connected the 2nd sandbar adjacent Dhanushkodi. The Marine Police recovered the assemblage and sent it to Rameswaram Government Hospital for a postmortem.
As the assemblage of Tyson has not been recovered yet, the radical of Pamban staged a roadworthy blockade successful beforehand of Pamban autobus stand.
They demanded that Tyson beryllium recovered immediately, and that a authorities job, on with a fiscal assistance of ₹20 lakh beryllium fixed to the woman of Sarathkumar.
Police officials and Revenue Divisional Officer Mujibur Rahman held talks with the fishermen, and assured them that their demands would beryllium taken to the State Government, pursuing which they withdrew their protestation and dispersed.
Due to the roadworthy blockade, postulation connected Madurai-Rameswaram National Highway was affected for astir an hour.
