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Lankan Navy arrests four TN fishermen
The Sri Lankan Navy apprehended four fishermen hailing from Rameswaram and allegedly sank their boat in the early hours of Thursday on charges of transgressing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL).
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According to Regional Deputy Director of Fisheries, Ramanathapuram, E Kathavarayan, the fishermen ventured into sea off Rameswaram coast on Wednesday.
It was alleged that a patrolling boat of the Sri Lankan Navy collided with the mechanised boat and detained the fishermen. They were in custody of Kankesanthurai police in the island country.
A case has been booked and the fishermen would be produced before a Sri Lankan court at Mallagam, the Deputy Director said after inquiring.
The arrested fishermen were identified as M Katturaja (52) of Karayoor, V Thangavel (52) of Rajiv Gandhi Nagar, M Ramu (51) of Seyyamangalam and N Varkis (45) of Paramakudi.
Already, eight fishermen remain in detention on charges of cross-border fishing. About five such incidents of apprehension had been reported since June this year, Kathavarayan said.
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