The Sri Lankan Navy arrested eight Indian fishermen on November 19 for allegedly fishing off Katchatheevu.
The fishermen from Rameswaram and Mandapam were arrested by Sri Lankan Navy personnel while they were fishing near Katchatheevu and taken to Kaarainagar in the island nation, Assistant Director of Fisheries, Mandapam, Gopinath said.
Two boats were also seized, the official said, adding fishing nets of 50 boats that had ventured from here were snapped by the island nation’s authorities.
On November 17, 10 fishermen from Thideer Kuppam village in Nagapattinam district were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy when they were allegedly fishing near Neduntheevu in the island nation’s waters.
So far 117 fishermen have been arrested in the last three months.
