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6 Indian fishermen rescued

13 July 2009, 17:00 PM

Our Correspondent, Patuakhali

Three Indian fishermen were rescued on Saturday night from a fishing boat on the Bay. Fishermen of Rangabali area under Galachipa upazila found them floating and the trawler that went out of order. The fishermen were without food and water for several days. Locals handed them over to Rangabali police on Sunday and police sent them to Galachipa upazila judicial magistrate's court yesterday. The court later sent them to safe custody. Locals said they could not understand language of the rescued fishermen. Police recovered a cell phone from them and when they made a call one Gojendra Balaji of Tamil Nadu in India received. The call and requested police for ensuring welfare of the rescued people, OC of Rangabali police station informed.