Meanwhile, hearing will continue in the Kerala High Court on petition of victim's families seeking compensation from shipping company.
Two Indian fishermen were allegedly shot by Italian marines off Kollam coast in Kerala last Wednesday when the Italian marine mistook them to be sea pirates.
Kerala Police's Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Sunday seized four boxes of materials from the Italian merchant vessel to trace the weapons used by two marines. The boxes were yesterday produced before the Kollam court which is hearing the case.
Official sources said Italy is particularly worried over the long standing Indian judicial process if the two Marines are tried under Indian laws and has been demanding that they be handed over to Rome for their trial in Italy.
Italians were worried as their Navy was putting lots of pressure on their government. The Italian point of view is that in a crime covered under composite law - crime originated from one ship and ended on other - the accused could be tried by either country.
But Indians conveyed that as the ship is in Indian water and the men in the custody were here, Indian law would prevail.
Italy is actively proposing out of court settlement of the issue by paying compensation to the victims' families. However, it is not clear whether the courts in Kerala would accept such proposal.
(With PTI inputs)
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