MADURAI: Bodies of the four fishermen from Ramanathapuram is expected to be brought to the Kottaipattinam harbour in Pudukkottai district this afternoon.
The fishermen, A Mesiya (30) of Thangachimadam, V Nagaraj (52) of Vattanvalasai, S Senthil Kumar (32) of Thaathanenthal and N Samson Darwin (28) of the Sri Lankan refugee camp at Mandapam, who went fishing from Kottaipattinam, Monday, were killed in an incident involving a Sri Lankan Navy vessel in the Sri Lankan waters off Pudukottai.
Their bodies, which washed ashore at Sri Lanka one after the other until Thursday, are being sent to India through the Lankan navy, Saturday.
Their kin and other fellow fishermen said they will not receive the bodies and performed the final rites till a second post-mortem is performed in India.
Fishermen have gone in two boats along with the Indian defence vessel, Saturday, to receive the bodies at the International Maritime Boundary Line.
On reaching Kottaipattinam, the bodies will be brought to Ramanathapuram where they will be taken to their respective villages for the final rites.
Fishermen awaiting the bodies said they will extend cooperation for the final procedures if their key demand of second autopsy is agreed by the government.
Tense moments prevailed at coastal Ramanathapuram and Pudukottai over the arrival of the bodies.