Uttara Kannada fishermen allege harassment

KARWAR: The members of Karwar - Ankola Trawler Boat Association on Saturday submitted a memorandum to the deputy commissioner of Uttara Kannada alleging harassment by the Coastal Security Police of Goa in Talpana area.
In its memorandum, the association said that the fishermen in Karwar and Goa have been sharing a cordial relation for the past several decades and the fishermen of both the states enter each other's state for fishing activities.
The fishermen in their memorandum alleged that the Coastal Security Police of Goa state have been behaving high-handedly towards the fishermen of Karwar when the latter enter Goa. The fishermen were beaten up in some cases and their catch taken away by the Coastal Security Police of Goa.
The association urged the deputy commissioner to hold talks with the government of Goa to stop atrocities on fishermen of Karwar.