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Fishermen killing: Families' loss irreparable

Thiruvananthapuram: The Italian government on Tuesday signed a one crore compensation deal with families of the two fishermen shot dead by Italian marines. The two families have now withdrawn all petitions against the Italian crew. But crucially, the criminal case against the Italian marines filed by the Kerala government is still very much on.

Pinku was one of the two fishermen shot dead allegedly by Italian marines off the Kerala coast earlier this year. His sisters watch helplessly as the Centre's flip-flop in the Supreme Court has weakened the case against the marines.

Abhinaya, sister of Pinku, says, "Why was our innocent brother killed without any provocation. My brother was shot down by the marines. How can they be pardoned and let off?"

Almost 2 months after the young fisherman Pinku was shot dead by the Italian marines, his family is still struggling to find peace with the loss. ...more    

Case against Italian marines to continue: MEA

New Delhi: Notwithstanding the compensation of Rs one crore to the families of two fishermen allegedly killed by two Italian marines, the Ministry of External Affairs on Tuesday said the detention case against those two Italians will continue. Reiterating India's position that it has the jurisdiction over the matter, official spokesperson in the MEA Syed Akbaruddin said there is a case in the Supreme Court over the jurisdiction of Indian...  

Release marines, writes Italian embassy

Kochi: At a time when the European Union has come forward expressing willingness to intervene in the Enrica Lexie episode, a letter sent to the Union Ministry of External Affairs from the Italian Embassy is gaining significance. Through the letter, a copy of which is available with Express, Italy urged India to release the marines, arrested by the Kerala police. In a letter sent to the Ministry of External Affairs...  

Fishermen killed: Ship to hand over 2 guards

Kochi: Italian authorities have agreed to hand over two guards of Enrica Lexie to Kerala Police for questioning after Minister of External Affairs SM Krishna on Saturday talked to his Italian counterpart Giulio Maria Terzi di Sant'Agata regarding the Indian fishermen killing incident. Kochi police commissioner MR Ajith Kumar said the two guards will be handed over at 8 am on Sunday. During his talks, Krishna has told his Italian...  

Crew will face probe for killing fishermen: India

Kochi: Minister of External Affairs SM Krishna on Saturday told his Italian counterpart Giulio Maria Terzi di Sant'Agata that Indian law will have to be followed in the fishermen killing incident and the crew of Enrica Lexie will have to face probe. Krishna told the Italian minister that the crew of the ship should have exercised restraint as fishermen carried no arms, but only fishing nets. The Italian foreign minister...  

Fishermen killed: Italian, Indian officials to talk

Kochi: Italian authorities are scheduled to talk to the Indian officials on Saturday night regarding the killing of two Indian fishermen allegedly by the crew members of Italian ship Enrica Lexie. Even two days after the incident took place, no arrests have been made. The Italian ship's crew has refused to be questioned and said they will co-operate only after discussing the matter with their diplomats. The crew is awaiting...  

Indians killed: No arrests yet, PM to intervene

New Delhi: Over 48 hours since two Indian fishermen were killed allegedly by the crew members of Italian ship Enrica Lexie, no arrests have been made despite orders from the Ministry of Home Affairs. Sources have told CNN-IBN that the Prime Minister will now be consulted as this was a diplomatic matter. PMO sources say that by Saturday there will be some movement on the matter. Sources also say that...