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The Federation for People’s Rights has urged Union External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar to instantly intervene and unafraid the merchandise of 11 fishermen from Karaikal, an enclave of the Union Territory, who were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy connected charges of poaching successful the island-nation’s territorial waters.
In a missive addressed to Mr. Jaishankar, the Secretary of the Federation G. Sugumaran said the fishermen were taken into custody portion they were sportfishing southeast of Kodiyakarai connected December 29, 2025. The arrested fishermen were taken to the Kankesanthurai larboard and remanded to judicial custody, helium said.
The Sri Lankan Navy had besides arrested 9 fishermen from neighbouring Mayiladuthurai district and confiscated their boats. Around 73 fishermen from Tamil Nadu person been detained successful Sri Lankan prisons, with their boats impounded.
The continued harassment of Tamil fishermen astatine the hands of the Sri Lankan authorities threatened to deprive the Karaikal fishermen assemblage of livelihood rights, helium said and urged the Union Government to instrumentality due steps connected precedence and guarantee the merchandise of the arrested fishermen and their boats.
