Six fishermen belonging to Pudukottai district were reportedly arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy while they were fishing near Neduntheevu on Monday evening.
The fishermen had set out to the sea in a mechanised boat bearing the registration number IND TN 06 MM048 from Jagadapattinam in Pudukottai district.
Marine Police sources said the fishermen were apprehended by the Sri Lankan Navy around 4 p.m. on Monday.
The sources gave their names as Rajaram (28), Rahul (23), Balaiya (60), Lakshmanan (57), Arularasan (38) and Arul (30) all belonging to Jagadapattinam.
They were taken for inquiry to Karainagar Naval Base in the island nation, the sources added.
