Rameswaram, Dec. 28 -- Three Indian fishermen were apprehended on Sunday by the Sri Lankan Navy, the Rameswaram Fishermen Association said.

The fishermen went fishing in a boat with the registration number IND-TN-11-MM-96 belonging to A Joseph, a member of Mandapam, from the northern coast of Mandapam on Saturday.

While they were fishing near Neduntheevu in the Palk Strait, the Sri Lankan Navy arrived in the area and, claiming that they had crossed the border, arrested the three fishermen and confiscated their boat.

After questioning, the three were handed over to the Sri Lankan Coast Guard by the Navy and handed over to the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources.

Following the interrogation, the Magistrate ordered them to be r...