Assures to bring back fishermen from Lanka

The families of five fishermen, who were awarded capital punishment by a Sri Lankan court last month on drug-trafficking charges, on Tuesday met Nitin Gadkari and sought immediate steps by India to bring them back home. Gadkari assured them government would take necessary legal steps and take up their case in the court in Sri Lanka for their release. He also informed them that Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka is to hold talks with officials concerned in the island nation.