Even as the fishermen associations have been demanding the release of 18 fishermen arrested since December, the Sri Lankan Navy personnel, in a fresh poaching case, arrested four fishermen from Rameswaram and impounded their mechanised boat in the early hours of Tuesday.
According to information reaching here, the sources said the fishermen had ventured into the sea from Rameswaram after obtaining token from the Department of Fisheries on Monday. They were identified as Harikrishnan, Murugan, Vignesh and Chinna Muniyan. The name of the boat owner was given as Vinoth.
As the four fishermen were engaged in fishing near Neduntheevu, the Sri Lankan Navy personnel reportedly arrested and took them to a special camp.
