Sri Lanka Navy arrested 15 fishermen for allegedly
fishing in Lankan waters and also chased at gun point fishermen near
Katchatheevu in the Palk Straits, officials said on Tuesday.
The 15 fishermen had put to sea in two boats from Akkaraipettai in
Nagapattinam and were arrested when they were fishing at Kaarai Nagar
last night.
They have been taken to Kangesanthurai in Sri Lanka, Joint director of Fisheries department Subburaj said.
In the other incident, fishing nets and equipment of more than 60 boats
were damaged and thrown in to the sea and the fishermen, who had
ventured into the sea from here in 638 boats, chased away at gun point
allegedly by the Lankan Navy while they were fishing near Katchatheevu
last night, fishermen organisation functionaries S.Emerite and Sagayaraj
said.
They claimed that Lankan Naval personnel warned them not to fish in the area and threatened them, brandishing guns.
Also, they cut the fishing nets of more than 60 boats and damaged some fishing equipment and threw them all in to the sea.
A boat also sank when they were chased by Lankan Naval personnel and
the five occupants were rescued by their fellow fishermen, they said.
The fishermen returned to the shore without fishing, the representatives added.
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