Six fishermen, who ventured into the sea, from Rameswaram fishing harbour on Saturday, were arrested by Sri Lankan Navy on charge of fishing in their waters after crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line. The mechanised boat in which they were sailing was also seized by the Navy.
According to police here, the fishermen had sailed in the boat belonging to A. Nishanth (38) of Thangachimadam. When they were fishing in the deep sea along Dhanushkodi, they were arrested.
The arrested fishermen were identified as K. Andi (58), V. Karunanidhi (46), A. Ulaganathan (50), all from Rameswaram and Nishanth, S. Susai Viyakulam (35) and A. Biyatli Sesu (37), all from Thangachimadam.