Four fishermen from Mayiladuthurai district of Mayiladuthurai were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy on Wednesday for allegedly crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line.
The fishermen – Sakthivel (32), Thiruselvan (41), Sakthivel (24) and Pandian (37) from Perumalpettai hamlet – were taken to Kankesanthurai port for further questioning. Their mechanized fishing boat was also confiscated.
The fishermen had gone to sea on Tuesday and were fishing near the IMBL when the Sri Lankan Navy apprehended them for entering Sri Lankan territorial waters.