Sri Lankan Navy seizes 3 boats belonging to the fishermen of Thangachimadam
According to the Rameswaram Fisherman Association, the Sri Lankan Navy on Sunday arrested 22 Tamil Nadu fishermen for fishing near Neduntheevu in Sri Lankan waters.
Several fishermen in boats went to sea from Tamil Nadu on Saturday, they said.
The 19 fishermen included nine from Mayiladuthurai, four from Pudukottai, and six from Karaikal in Puducherry state. All of them went fishing in the sea in two boats on March 6.
While the fishermen were fishing near Nedundeevu in the Palkbay Sea area, the Sri Lankan Navy arrived in the area early this morning and seized three boats belonging to the fishermen of Thangachimadam, the association said.
Earlier in April, a total of 19 fishermen from Tamil Nadu were sent to Chennai in an Air India passenger flight from Sri Lanka’s Colombo following their arrest, by the Sri Lankan Navy on March 6 for crossing the border.
The families of the fishermen had requested the Central and state governments to take action to release the fishermen arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy.
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