Vijayawada: Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has written to Union home minister Amit Shah seeking immediate intervention for the release of nine fishermen from Vizianagaram district who were detained by the Bangladesh Navy, state minister Kinjarapu Atchannaidu said on Tuesday. Addressing a press conference here, Atchannaidu said the Chief Minister acted promptly after the issue was brought to his notice. He said the fishermen were aboard a mechanised fishing boat (INDAP-V5-MM-75) that sailed from Visakhapatnam Fishing Harbour for deep-sea fishing on October 13, 2024. He added that the Chief Minister had urged the Centre to expedite the release of the detained fishermen on humanitarian grounds, especially as a reciprocal release process is already under way. The state government is fully supporting them and will continue to coordinate with the Centre to ensure the fishermen’s early release,” Atchannaidu said.