Overview
- Eight fishermen from Vizianagaram district were detained by Bangladesh authorities after their boat reportedly strayed into territorial waters during a deep-sea trip.
- Andhra Pradesh has escalated the matter with a formal request for release and is coordinating with the Ministry of External Affairs through AP Bhavan and Joint Secretary B. Shyam.
- The Indian High Commission in Dhaka has formed a legal team to assist the men following the filing of a chargesheet in Bangladesh.
- Union Minister K. Rammohan Naidu has urged External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar to secure an early release, while state minister Kondapalli Srinivas is monitoring welfare checks, including attempts at satellite contact.
- District officials briefed families in Visakhapatnam as reports note the seized boat, IND-AP-V5-MM-735 owned by V. Satyanarayana, left the Vizag coast on October 13.