35 fishermen from Tamil Nadu arrested by Lanka Navy
Thirty-five fishermen from Tamil Nadu and Karaikal were arrested by the Navy of Sri Lanka today. They were caught for trespassing into international waters while fishing.
They were taken to Kankesanthurai naval camp for interrogation, after which they were handed over to the officials of the Department of Fisheries at Jaffna. The fishermen had travelled in three mechanised boats and one country boat, which were seized by the Sri Lankan authorities.
The arrested include 31 fishermen from Akkaraipettai, Nambiyar Nagar, and Velankanni in Nagapattinam, and four others from Ramanadhapuram.
Sources said that three mechanised boats, belonging to P Anandakumar, R Pari, and P Raja, respectively, were captured and seized by the Sri Lankan Navy, leading to the arrest of 31 fishermen from Nagapattinam. Two boats hailed from Nagapattinam harbour, one set sail on Thursday and another on Saturday
A motorised boat with four fishermen from Ramanadhapuram was also captured.
An official from the fisheries department said the detained fishermen were taken to the Kankesanthurai port and expected to be produced before the court.