P. Sunil (aged 46) and P. Shirantha (23) went fishing last Friday (2006.06.16 ) as usual. They put their nets for catching fish near to the Colombo Port area. The following day (2006.06.17) they went in the early morning to collect the nets, which is one of the normal fishing method of fishermen here in Negombo. They use a satellite to locate the place where they put net.
On the 17th June the Pamunugama incident happened. According to the Police, suspected LTTE sea tigers were arrested and several bombs were found. On the same day P. Sunil and .P Shirantha were catching fish around 8am when they were arrested. No one knows what happen to them. The owner of the boat, also a relative of the fishermen, went out to sea to look for them. On the same evening they were told by fishermen in the area that 2 fishermen had been arrested.
On Sunday Suranga who is the owner of the boat went to Colombo to try and find Sunil and Shrianataha but he couldn’t found. He searched until that evening and went around many police station. Yet no one has given him any information as to the where abouts of the 2 fishermen. Finally he got to know that they were in the custody of TID in Kolpity, Colombo 3.
However Suranga was not allowed to visit them and was told to come back on Monday. So on 19th June they went to visit them but had no chance to really talk; just a few words. They are only allowed to visit them on Saturdays.
Shirantha has three year child and his wife is pregnant and she has had no chance to see his husband since last Saturday.
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