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Eleven fishermen from Karaikal were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy connected Friday (January 2, 2026) for allegedly crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) portion sportfishing adjacent the southeast of Kodiyakkarai.
According to authoritative sources, the fishermen had ventured into the oversea from the Karaikal sportfishing harbour connected December 29. Their mechanised sportfishing vas was reportedly surrounded by Sri Lankan Navy unit successful the aboriginal hours of Friday adjacent Mullaitheevu, pursuing which each 11 fishermen were detained and the vessel was seized.
The fishermen were aboriginal taken to the Sri Lankan Navy campy astatine Kankesanthurai for further inquiry. The arrested fishermen person been identified arsenic Rasaikannu Raja, 39, the proprietor and operator of the sportfishing vessel; J. Ranjith, 18; C. Nagaraj, 35; S. Kannan, 58; M. Anjappan, 34; P. Rajendran, 39; S. Thangavel, 34; R. Renganathan, 37; V. Subramaniam, 50; M. Pakkirisami, 43; and M. Muthukumar, 51, each of whom hail from Karaikal.
