In a fresh incident, 21 fishermen from Rameswaram were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy personnel on March 16 night and two of their fishing trawlers were impounded.
According to reports reaching in Rameswaram, the Sri Lankan Navy, which was on a surveillance duty, held the fishermen near Needuntheevu islet and subsequently taken to the Kankesanthurai port for interrogation.
The Fisheries Department officials in Rameswaram said that 484 tokens were issued on March 16 morning at the jetty here and that over 3,000 fishermen had ventured into the Palk Bay for fishing.
