Three fishermen from Arcottuthurai coastal village near Vedaranyam in Nagapattinam district were robbed of their belongings by a group of unidentified persons mid-sea while they were fishing a few nautical miles to the east off Kodiyakkarai on Saturday (October 21) night.
Nearly 38 fishermen from Nagapattinam district have reportedly suffered threats, attacks, mid-sea interceptions, and robbery of their belongings by unidentified persons in seven separate instances since August.
According to police sources, V. Ramakrishnan, 56; G. Govindasamy, 60; and M. Mathiyazhagan, 55; all natives of Arcottuthurai coastal village had set sail on board a fibre glass boat to sea for fishing on October 20.
