Sri Lankan Navy detains 10 Tamil Nadu fishermen

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The Rameswaram sportfishing  jetty. File

The Rameswaram sportfishing jetty. File | Photo Credit: L. Balachandar

As galore arsenic 10 fishermen from Tamil Nadu were detained by the Sri Lankan Navy connected Monday (January 12, 2026) nighttime connected charges of crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL).

The fishermen had acceptable retired from the Rameswaram sportfishing jetty successful a mechanised trawler owned by M. Thennarasu connected Monday.

They were intercepted by the Sri Lankan Navy successful the mediate of the oversea for allegedly crossing the IMBL. After interrogation, the fishermen, on with their boat, were detained by the Navy personnel.

The detained individuals person been identified as: J. George Toki, 40, and J. Arockia Rubat, 42, of Pamban; J. Sudhan, 42, a nonmigratory of the Mandapam Refugee Camp; M. Kanagaraj, 25, of Tiruchi; S. Sumith, 38, of Ramanathapuram; M. Paralogaraj, 35, of Thangachimadam; S. Dinesh, 35, of Uchipuli; and K. Gopi, 27, Rajesh, and R. Prem Kumar, 35, of Rameswaram.

Published - January 13, 2026 12:36 p.m. IST

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