Sri Lankan Navy arrests 48 Tamil Nadu fishermen, seize 12 boats
The Sri Lankan Navy arrests 48 Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu after firing in the air, Fisheries Assistant director Shivakumar says in Chennai.
Rameswaram, August 8: The Sri Lankan Navy on Tuesday arrested 48 fishermen from Tamil Nadu after firing in the air, official sources said. Twelve mechanised boats of the fishermen were also seized by the Sri Lankan Navy, Fisheries Assistant director Shivakumar told PTI in Chennai.
The
fishermen,
belonging
to
Pudukottai
and
Jagadapattinam
districts,
were
taken
to
Kangesanthurai
by
the
navy
personnel,
he
said.
The
navy
men
allegedly
rammed
their
boats
against
the
mechanised
vessels
and
under
its
impact
four
fishermen
fell
into
the
sea
and
were
rescued
by
the
naval
personnel
immediately.
Later
they
fired
a
couple
of
shots
in
the
air
and
asked
the
fishermen
to
surrender,
which
they
did.
They
were
escorted
to
the
fisheries
harbour
in
Karainagar
in
Jaffna.
The
fishermen
would
be
handed
over
to
the
fisheries
inspection
office
in
Jaffna
for
further
action,
the
navy
added.
Fishermen from both countries are arrested frequently by the maritime security agencies of both countries for illegal fishing and often stray into illegal waters due to absence of any proper technology to confirm the coastline border between Pakistan and India near Sir Creek in the Arabian Sea.
OneIndia News (with agency inputs)