Sri Lankan Navy arrests four Tamil Nadu fishermen
The four fishermen who were taken to the Kankesanthurai Naval camp for interrogation were later remanded to judicial custody by a local court.
By : S P Loganathan
Update: 2016-06-06 01:15 GMT
Rameswaram: In a shocking repetition of the Sri Lankan Navy’s alleged highhandedness in the mid-sea, four more fishermen from Rameswaram have been arrested by the former and a mechanised boat seized when they were fishing in the waters near Neduntheevu, reports reaching here early on Sunday said.
The arrested fishermen — Murugan, Abutahir, Arokkyam and Abdul Raheem — were part of a large group of fishermen who set sail in 624 mechanised boats from here on Saturday.
The four fishermen who were taken to the Kankesanthurai Naval camp for interrogation were later remanded to judicial custody by a local court there till June 16 and lodged in Jaffna prison. Fishing trawlers association’s president S. Emerit expressed concern over the arrest.