
Five fishermen from Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu have been arrested by the Sri Lanka Navy for allegedly entering Sri Lankan waters while fishing between Dhanushkodi and Talaimannar, according to Indian media reports.
Authorities also seized the fishermen’s mechanised boat and took the group to a naval camp in Mannar for further questioning.
Meanwhile, fishermen’s associations in Tamil Nadu have urged Indian authorities to intervene and take steps to secure the release of the detained fishermen.




