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Nine fishermen from Mayiladuthurai territory were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy connected Saturday (January 3, 2026) greeting portion sportfishing adjacent Kodiyakkarai disconnected the Nagapattinam coast.
According to authoritative sources, the fishermen had been staying adjacent Kodiyakkarai for the past 2 months for sportfishing activities and ventured into the oversea connected Friday (January 2) afternoon. They were intercepted by the Sri Lankan Navy connected Saturday greeting connected charges of crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL). Two mechanised sportfishing boats were seized.
The arrested fishermen were identified arsenic Vadamalai Anburaj, 30, the vessel driver; Kaliyaperumal Kumar, 35; Ponnukutty Regan, 19; Manokaran Kowshik, 26; and Kaliyaperumal Ponnukutty, 45. They were each travelling successful 1 boat.
The 2nd vessel was manned by Kasi Thangarasu, 45; Thangarasu Mathan, 21; Kasiraja Selvaraj, 48; and Kannayi Ramalingam, 50.
All 9 hail from Mayiladuthurai district.
The fishermen, on with the seized boats, were taken to the Kankesanthurai naval basal for further inquiry, sources said.
It whitethorn beryllium noted that the Sri Lankan Navy arrested 11 fishermen from Karaikal connected Friday for allegedly crossing the IMBL portion sportfishing adjacent southeast of Kodiyakkarai.
