Eight Indian fishermen detained by the Iranian authorities for allegedly entering their waters without permission have been released by the Middle East nation, Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said on Wednesday.
In a Malayalam Facebook post, Muraleedharan said natives of Anchuthengu in Kerala are also among the fishermen who were released by Iran recently.
The minister said the information about the fishermen’s release was given by the Ambassador of Iran to India, Iraj Elahi, who met him at his office in New Delhi on Wednesday.