Ramanathapuram, March 18 -- Three fishermen from Rameswaram were apprehended by the Sri Lankan Navy on Tuesday while fishing near Delft Island in the Palkbay Sea area.

The arrested have been identified as A Shankar (53), M Arjunan (35), and S Murugesan (49).

The fishermen, who had received their fishing permits just the day before (March 17, 2025), were reportedly told by the Sri Lankan Navy that they had crossed the maritime border.

The captured boat, IND-TN-10-MM-496, belongs to Thangachimadam Kennedy. Authorities are currently investigating the three men.

According to NJ Bose, the State Secretary of the Fishermen's Association, the arrest has stirred considerable turmoil, as the fishermen had just set out from the Rameswaram fishin...