TRICHY: Sri Lankan navy apprehended 16 fishermen hailing from Akkaraipettai in Nagapattinam and Kottaipattinam in Pudukottai districts and confiscated two fishing trawlers on charge of they indulging in unlawful poaching in the Sri Lankan's waters.
According to the sources from the Coastal Security Group (CSG) in Nagapattinam, of the 16 fishermen, 12 of the detained have been identified as T Ananthamani, C Raja, V Ravi, B Mathibalan, K Kathalingam, J Ramamurthy, M Anbu, S Chithravel, S Ravi, and T Velmayil, all the resident of Akkaraipettai and P Dinesh of Keechankuppam in Nagapattinam district.
