Six Tamil Nadu fishermen held, mechanised boat impounded by Sri Lankan Navy
The Hindu
Six fishermen from Rameswaram arrested on charges of poaching on July 20, detained at Talaimannar district of Sri Lanka
In a fresh incident, the Sri Lankan Navy arrested six fishermen from Rameswaram on Wednesday evening, on various charges including violation of the IMBL (International Maritime Boundary Line). Their mechanised boat has also been impounded by the authorities.
Fisheries Department officials said they had issued 539 tokens on Wednesday at 3 p.m. from Rameswaram jetty. Around 3000 fishermen had ventured into the Palk Straits for fishing.
At around 9.30 p.m, the Sri Lankan Navy personnel, it is alleged, had arrested six fishermen on poaching charges and detained them at Talaimannar district for further interrogation, the sources said here on Thursday
The officials identified them as Balamuguran (45), K. Arjunan (23) of Karaiyur, Antony (38), G. Madugu Pichai (45) of Thangachimadam, K. Thangapandi (55) of Rameswaram and Raja (21) of Sivakami Nagar.
As the information about the arrest of six fishermen spread, fishermen habitations in Rameswaram, Thangachimadam and Mandapam were shocked.
Speaking to The Hindu, fishermen leader Jesu Raja said at a time Sri Lanka was in a major economic crisis, India had helped the country by sending essential goods. Over 100 persons from Sri Lanka had reached Dhanushkodi seeking refuge, and the Tamil Nadu government had given them accommodation with food and clothes.
The fishermen had also voluntarily offered to ferry the essential goods to the crisis ridden island nation three months ago.
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