British Prime Minister David Cameron has written a
letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the immediate release of six
British sailors who were arrested in 2013 along with 29 other crew
members from a United States-registered vessel found anchored in Indian
waters off the Tuticorin port in Tamil Nadu with a large quantity of
arms and ammunition(a supply or quantity of bullets and shells).
Passports confiscated(take or seize (someone's property) with authority)
The
six Britons identified as John Armstrong Wigton, Nick Dunn Ashington,
Ray Tindall Chester, Paul Towers, Nicholas Simpson Catterick and Billy
Irving Connel are all ex-military men. They have been detained in Tamil
Nadu as their passports have been confiscated by the authorities after
the Supreme Court in July this year ordered a retrial in the case.
The Hindu
has learnt that before Mr. Modi embarked on his three-day tour to the
United Kingdom in November, his office received a letter from 10 Downing
Street, the British Prime Minister’s Office
Data that may be helpful:
Meanings:-
- ammunition :- a supply or quantity of bullets and shells
- confiscated :- take or seize (someone's property) with authority
- British Prime Minister David Cameron
Source :- The Hindu, 30-Nov-2015
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