Overview

• Officials said the detentions occurred around 8 p.m. on October 8 during Sri Lankan Navy surveillance in the Palk Bay, with the boats and catch impounded.
• The detained fishermen, along with their trawlers and catch, were taken to a Sri Lankan naval port, according to Tamil Nadu Fisheries Department information.
• News Today reported a further 17 arrests on October 9, bringing two-day detentions to 47 and five trawlers seized, with those held transported to Jaffna for legal proceedings.
• Earlier on October 8, the state fisheries department issued tokens to 339 boats from the Rameswaram jetty as crews from Rameswaram, Thangachimadam and nearby areas put to sea.
• Fishermen’s representatives, including Jesu Raja and Sagayam, condemned the detentions and appealed for immediate government intervention to secure the men and recover the vessels.