Nine Tamil Nadu fishermen were arrested while fishing off the Sri Lanka, a top fisheries department official said on Sunday. In a separate incident, 50 nets were damaged allegedly by the Sri Lankan Navy when Indian fishermen were fishing near Katchatheevu.
In the first incident, the fishermen from Kottaipattinam and Jegadapattinam in Pudukottai district were arrested while fishing near Iranatheevu island around Saturday midnight, Pudukottai assistant director of fisheries Sekhar told PTI. Iranatheevu island is a sensitive area where the LTTE had a camp.
The Sri Lankan Navy arrested the fishermen along with their two boats, he said.
Rameswaram assistant director of fisheries Gopinath said 50 fishing nets of Rameswaram fishermen were damaged when their boats were attacked allegedly by Sri Lankan naval personnel while fishing near Katchatheevu on Sunday.
