
Sri Lankan Navy arrests 14 Pudukottai fishermen
The Hindu
Fourteen Pudukottai fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan Navy near Neduntheevu for trespassing while fishing.
Fourteen fishermen of the Pudukottai district in Tamil Nadu were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy on Saturday evening, September 7, 2024, while fishing near the ‘Neduntheevu’.
The fishermen set sail in three mechanised boats from the Jagadapattinam fishing harbour in the district on Saturday morning. Coastal Security Group sources said the fishermen were fishing near the Neduntheevu when they were intercepted by the Sri Lankan Navy at around 4.15 p.m. and arrested on charges of trespassing.
The sources gave the names of the fishermen as S. Pradeep (37), P. Ranjith (29), S. Prabhakaran (39), A. Ajith (25), T. Vishwa (25), T. Anandaraj (34), T. Anandbabu (36), R.. Kubendran (25), K. Sekar (38), K. Manikandan (40), I. Muthukumar (36), A. Sellathambi (57), J. Selvam (42) and A. Suresh (36)- all from Jagadapattinam coastal village.