Thirteen fishermen who were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy for allegedly for cross-border fishing were released from prison and reached Chennai Airport, Tamil Nadu on Tuesday night.
The fishermen, who had received their fishing permits just the day before (March 17, 2025), were reportedly told by the Sri Lankan Navy that they had crossed the maritime border.
A day after the Sri Lanka Navy seized 5 barges from Palk Bay sea on charges of crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line and 32 fishermen were arrested, fishermen in Rameswaram went on an indefinite strike demanding the release of all the fishermen and boats detained by Sri Lankan Na
Highlighting the recent arrest of 32 fishermen by Sri Lankan authorities, Stalin wrote to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and said that the JWG would ensure secure release of all the arrested fishermen and their boats. These fishermen had ventured out for fishing from the harbour i
Fourteen fishermen from Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy on Sunday for allegedy entering the waters of the island country, the Sri Lankan Navy said.
Fishermen in more than 400 boats went fishing from Rameswaram on Saturday. Many of them were fishing in the waters of the Gulf of Mannar between Dhanushkodi and Thalaimannar.
DMK MPs, along with other opposition MPs will be protesting on February 7 (Friday) at Parliament premises against the detainment of Tamil Nadu fishermen by Sri Lankan Navy.
The Sri Lankan Navy detained ten Indian fishermen from Mandapam, Tamil Nadu, while they were fishing in the Gulf of Mannar. The incident has sparked unrest among the local fishing community, adding to ongoing tensions over fishing rights between India and Sri Lanka.