Pudukkottai, March 11 -- Seven fishermen were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy on the charges of 'trespassing' in the early hours of March 10. As per the information, the seven fishermen were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy for trespassing while fishing at a distance of 32 nautical miles near Neduntheevu Naval Camp, Sri Lanka.

These fishermen had set sail from the Jegathapattinam barge port on March 9.

The arrested fisherman has been identified as Kaliappan, Akhilan, Kodi Mari, Sheikh Abdullah, Thangaraj, Jayaraman and Saravanan.

The arrested fishermen belong to Nagapattinam, Ramanathapuram and Pudukottai Districts.

Earlier, six fishermen who were apprehended by the Sri Lankan Navy were released in February.

Earlier, Tamil Nadu Chief ...