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In a caller incidental of alleged poaching, the Sri Lankan Navy unit arrested 22 fishermen from Rameswaram and Mandapam adjacent Katchatheevu and Neduntheevu islet and besides impounded 4 of their vessels connected Thursday (Febrauary 19, 2026).
According to preliminary reports, the fisheries section officials has received accusation that 18 fishermen were apprehended adjacent Katchatheevu islet and 4 others were detained adjacent Neduntheevu islet. Totally, 22 fishermen and 4 vessels were taken to 2 antithetic naval ports successful Sri Lanka for interrogation.
It is said that fishermen from Rameswaram and Mandapam ventured into the oversea connected Wednesday (February 18). They were expected to instrumentality to the shores connected Thursday noon.
However, portion they were engaged successful sportfishing adjacent Katchatheevu and Neduntheevu islet, the surveillance teams of the Sri Lankan Navy apprehended them astatine astir 3 a.m. and took them for interrogation to Talaimannar and Karai Nagar Naval Port.
As the quality reached their homes successful Tamil Nadu, determination was daze and choler among the families. They condemned the incidental and demanded contiguous merchandise of the fishermen and the vessels.
Meanwhile, the fishermen associations successful Ramanathapuram territory are apt to convene an exigency gathering astatine 11 a.m. successful Thangachimadam.
With the yearly two-day festival astatine the celebrated St. Antony’s religion successful Katchatheevu scheduled to beryllium held connected February 27 and 28, successful which implicit 3000 pilgrims from India were to participate, specified an incidental has sparked a enactment among the fishermen.
