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Five TN fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan Navy
Published : Feb 21, 2019, 12:56 pm IST
Updated : Feb 21, 2019, 1:09 pm IST
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Five Tamil Nadu fishermen were arrested
Five Tamil Nadu fishermen were arrested

Five Tamil Nadu fishermen were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy Thursday for allegedly fishing in the island nation's waters

Rameswaram(TN), Feb 21: Five Tamil Nadu fishermen were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy Thursday for allegedly fishing in the island nation's waters, a Fisheries department official said here. The fishermen from Jagadapattinam inPudukottai district were fishing near Neduntheevu off the Lankan coast when they were arrested, Assistant Director of Fisheries, Pudukottai, Kumaresan said. They were taken to Kangesanthurai along with their boat, he added.

Eight fishermen from Mandapam in Ramanathapuramn district were arrestedEight fishermen from Mandapam in Ramanathapuramn district were arrested

Eight fishermen from Mandapam in Ramanathapuramn district were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly fishing in Sri Lanka's territorial waters, Kumaresan said. Two boats were also seized, he added. He alleged that Lankan navy personnel had snapped the nets of as many as 50 boats of Rameswaram fishermen who had put out to the sea in over 500 boats Wednesday.

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