Seven TN fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan Navy for crossing IMBL

Chennai, Nov 1 (UNI) In a fresh incident, seven fishermen from Tamil Nadu were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy while fishing in the high seas near Katchatheevu islet on Sunday morning. The fishermen, hailing from Rameswaram island in the southern Ramanathapuram district, were arrested by the Lankan Navy personnel for poaching in their territorial waters by crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL). Their mechanished fishing trawler was also impounded. The arrested fishermen were identified as S.Plasius (41) and A.Nelson (58) both from Thangachimadam, S.Alagu Pandi (22), A.Antony Pitchai (33) and J.Rabeen (21) all from Rameswaram and R.Arulananda Xavier…