INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Jaishankar, Stalin expressed concern over the recurring arrests of Tamil Nadu fishermen and called for immediate measures to end the
an end to these continued apprehensions
Stalin also highlighted that 50 fishermen and 232 Tamil Nadu fishing vessels remain in Sri Lankan custody this year, compounding the
economic and emotional hardship faced by their families.The latest incident occurred around 2 am on Sunday when a mechanised trawler
(IND-TN-10-MM-746), owned by V Isaac Paul of Thangachimadam, was intercepted near Neduntheevu by the Sri Lankan navy
The boat, which had left Rameswaram with valid fishing tokens issued by the fisheries department, was reportedly operating close to the
International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) when it was seized.The arrested fishermen were identified as B Ruther, 40, P Edison, 48, K
Anbalagan, 45, M Jegadeesh, 42, all from Thangachimadam; A Shanmugam, 56, F Dalvin Raj, 42 from Rameswaram; and M Sakthivel, 43, from
They were initially detained at Kankesanthurai port and later remanded to judicial custody in Jaffna prison.In a separate incident, the same
morning, another mechanised boat (IND-TN-10-MM-1040), owned by Maria Seeron of Rameswaram, reportedly sustained significant damage after
being hit by a Sri Lankan navy patrol vessel between Katchatheevu and Neduntheevu
However, the seven fishermen on board, Stalin, Muneeswaran, Viyakulam, Columbus, Nagesh, Stephen, and Sarath Kumar, escaped unhurt and
returned safely to the Rameswaram jetty.In the past two weeks alone, aside from this latest arrest, 15 Indian fishermen have been remanded
to judicial custody in two separate incidents, with their custody extended after initial hearings.J R Jesu Raja, leader of the Rameswaram
The Sri Lankan navy is harassing them under the pretext of enforcement
