8 fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan Navy

The fishermen on board a country boat had ventured into sea from Jegathapattinam coast in Pudukkottai district.

The fishermen have been lodged at a camp in Karainagar in Sri Lanka.

According to Regional Deputy Director of Fisheries, E. Kathavarayan, seven of the arrested men belonged to Ramanathapuram district while the remaining person was from Pudukkottai district.

Those detained have been identified as Venkadaselvapathy Piragashmoorthy (29), Arokiya Milton (40), Sinnarajah Ramesh (55), Annasamy Anthony, Senthi Stephen (38), Thashan (38) and Muthu Sundaram (50) and Abdul (30), sources said

On December 11, over 3,000 fishermen from the state were allegedly chased away by the Sri Lankan navy personnel when they were fishing near Katchatheevu.