Released from Iran's captivity, Bhatkal fishermen return home; accorded welcome by Majlis-e-Islah wa Tanzeem

Bhatkal fisher who were kept confined by the Iran authorities for six-months for trespassing into their borders while fishing from a Dubai based boat, returned home to Bhatkal on January 16, Wednesday, after their release earlier this month. In Bhatkal, members of Majlis-e-Islah wa Tanzeem including general secretary Altaf Kharuri welcomed the fishermen who arrived to the town from Mangaluru international airport. Members of Jamat-ul-Muslimeen Tengingundi, distributed sweets, garlanded the arrived fishermen to express their happiness on the homecoming of their community members after six-months of hardships and sufferings. ALSO READ: Dubai: Bhatkal community leader Dr. SM Khaleel, meets Uttara Kannada fishermen released from Iran after six month’s captivity The fishermen, thanked Almighty for giving them strength to sustain with the kind of sufferings on them and their family members and also thanked Majlis-e-Islah wa Tanzeem and other organisations including Karnataka NRI Forum and Bhatkal community leader Dr. SM Syed Khaleel for their constant support to negotiate their release from the Iran authorities. Several organizations including NRI forum, Majlis-e-Islah wa Tanzeem, Dr. SM Syed Khaleel, Jamat-ul-Muslimeen Tengingundi were in touch with authorities trying to negotiate the release of the fishermen, which came on January 8, 2019 as a sigh of relief for the fishermen and their family members back here in Bhatkal and nearby towns of Uttara Kannada district. (Bhatkallys News Bureau)