Twenty-seven Tamil Nadu fishermen were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy earlier today. The fishermen are suspected to have been engaged in illegal fishing in the Sri Lankan territorial waters.
These fishermen from Jegathapattinam and Kottaipattinam in Pudukkottai district were arrested off Neduntheevu (Delft) by the Sri Lankan Navy. Following the arrests, the fisherman along with five boats was taken to the Kankesanthurai Naval harbour.
In another incident, nearly 3,000 fishermen who had ventured into the sea last evening in 500 boats were driven away by Naval personnel while fishing near Katchatheevu.
On December 2, twenty fishermen from Nagapattinam district were arrested by the Navy on charges of fishing in the sea off Delft.
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