In Tamil Nadu, five fishermen from Nagapattinam were attacked by sea pirates when they were fishing near Kodikkarai in the Bay of Bengal. This is the second incident in a gap of two days. The injured fishermen reported the incident to the police after returning to Nagapattinam. According to them, the pirates were from Sri Lanka and they had taken away the fish catch, along with GPS, fishing nets and walkie-talkie sets. Injured fishermen are being treated at Nagapattinam Government Hospital.