Till now, 65 fishermen from the state have been arrested in the last seven days Till now, 65 fishermen from the state have been arrested in the last seven daysFour fishermen from Nagapattinam district were arrested on Monday by the Sri Lankan Navy when they were allegedly fishing near the Lankan coast. Police said the fishermen along with their boat have been taken to Kangesanthurai. The fishermen from Aakkarapettai in Nagapattinam districts were allegedly fishing near Paruthithurai when they were arrested. With this, 65 fishermen from the state have been arrested in the last seven days. On August 8, 49 fishermen from Pudukottai and Jagadapattinam districts were arrested by the Navy of the island nation for allegedly poaching in Lankan waters while on Thursday, 12 fishermen from Rameswaram were arrested.

Source: Indian Express August 14, 2017 07:41 UTC