Fishermen Killed By Italians

• Kerala's stand vindicated in vessel case: Chandy

  Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy today said the progress in the Enrica Lexie case in the Supreme Court vindicated the state government's stand that the Italian marines charged with shooting dead two fishermen should be tried under the Indian law.

• Supreme Court allows conditional release of Italian ship

  The Enrica Lexie, an Italian merchant vessel will be allowed to leave Kerala and sail home. The Supreme Court today sanctioned the release of the ship which has been anchored at Kochi since two local fishermen were shot in February by marines who were guarding the Lexie.

• Italian ship row: BJP demands Centre's clarification

  The Centre is facing flak over its stand on the Italian ship crisis. On the first day of the Budget Session of the Parliament today, the opposition demanded the sacking of the Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Harin Raval over his submission in the Supreme Court that the ship , allegedly involved in the firing on the two Kerala fishermen, was not ...

• Families of Kerala fishermen withdraw compensation case

  The families of the two fishermen, allegedly killed by Italian Marines, have withdrawn their cases demanding compensation for the tragedy. The Kerala High Court allowed the family members to withdraw the affidavits and submissions made by them against Italy's plea to quash the FIR registered against the two marines.

• Supreme Court seeks Centre's reply on Italian Marines' custody row

  The Supreme Court today sought a response from the Centre and the Kerala Government on the Italian Government's plea to quash criminal cases filed against two of its Marines, accused of killing two Indian fishermen off Kerala coast.

• Kerala fishermen's relatives feel cheated

  Relatives of the two Indian fishermen shot dead by Italian marines in February and Kerala's fishing community on Friday assailed the central government for letting them down, after a government lawyer told the Supreme Court that the state government had no jurisdiction in the matter.

• Fishermen killings: India, Italy to continue discussions today; marines' custody extended by a week

  A Kerala court on Thursday extended by one week the police custody of two Italian Marines arrested for the killing of two Indian fishermen. Italy offered to cooperate, but said the weapons of the two arrested marines should be examined in their presence and underlined that the vessel was in international waters.

• Indian fishermen shot dead: 'Killer' guards to surrender, says Kochi police chief

  Three days after guards onboard an Italian oil tanker killed two Indian fishermen off the Kollam coast in Kerala, the ship's crew has finally relented. Kochi Police Commissioner MR Ajith Kumar, who visited the Italian ship Enrica Lexie on Saturday evening said the crew has agreed to hand over the two suspects.