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A radical of 12 fishermen from Karaikal, Nagapattinam, and Mayiladuthurai districts was arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy successful the aboriginal hours of Sunday (September 28, 2025) connected charges of poaching successful Sri Lankan waters. Their vessel was confiscated by the Navy.
Sources successful the Fisheries Department successful Karaikal said the 12 fishermen ventured into the oversea connected committee a mechanised vessel from the Karaikal sportfishing harbour successful the aboriginal hours of September 25.
The sources said the fishermen were apprehended by the Sri Lankan Navy astir 2:40 a.m. connected Sunday portion fishing. According to the Sri Lankan Navy website, the fishermen were “poaching” successful the land nation’s waters disconnected the Delft land successful Jaffna.
The Fisheries Department successful Karaikal has identified the arrested fishermen as: T. Vasanthan, 39, of Akkampettai successful Karaikal; D. Selvam, 44, of Kottucherrymedu successful Karaikal; D. Sundhar, 27, of Kottucherrymedu; D. Velmurugan, 43, of Kottucherrymedu; G. Kandhasamy, 55, of Kottucherrymedu; G. Balaguru, 45, of Kottucherrymedu; C. Vasanth, 24, of Kilinjalmedu successful Karaikal; E. Kesavan, 19, of Pattinacherry successful Karaikal; V. Srimurugan, 22, of Pattinacherry; T. Murugaiyan, 45, of Pattinacherry; R. Thulasinathan, 30, of Keechankuppam successful Nagapattinam territory successful Tamil Nadu; and G. Vaithi, 35, of Kuttiyandiyur successful Mayiladuthurai territory successful Tamil Nadu.
The arrested fishermen and the seized vessel were brought to the Kankesanthurai harbour successful the land federation and handed implicit to the Fisheries Inspector of Mailadi for further ineligible proceedings, the website further said.
