Fourteen fishermen of Karaikal, Nagapattinam and Pudukottai districts were reportedly detained by the Sri Lankan Navy for trespassing into the territorial waters of the island nation on the night of November 16, 2022 (Wednesday).
The fishers were said to have ventured into the sea from the Karaikal port on Wednesday morning on a mechanised boat owned by Selvamani of Kottucherrymedu. They were reportedly fishing near the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) near Neduntheevu.
According to sources, a Sri Lankan patrolling vessel detained all 14 fishermen along with their boat on charges of foraying into Lankan waters.
Of the arrested fishermen Sivakumar, Dinesh Kumar, Kishore, Sathish, Thendral Kumar, Kadamban, Manikandan and Dharman were from Karaikal. Ashok, Arul and Azhagar were from Jagathapattinam in Pudukottai district. The others were from Nagapattinam district.
