Sri Lankan Navy detains 30 Indian fishermen from Rameswaram, seizes trawlers

In one more incident, the Sri Lankan Navy detained 30 Tamil Nadu fishermen and seized 4 trawlers for allegedly poaching in worldwide waters on Wednesday (October 8, 2025) evening.

According to data out there with officers of the Tamil Nadu Fisheries Department, 339 boats had been issued tokens on Wednesday (October 8) morning from the Rameswaram jetty. Fishermen from Thangachimadam, Rameswaram, and different areas had ventured into the ocean.

At round 8 p.m., Sri Lankan Navy personnel who had been on surveillance obligation alongside the Palk Bay detained the fishermen and impounded their boats in addition to their catch. They had been all taken to a Naval Port within the island nation, the officers stated.

Speaking to The Hindu, Jesu Raja, a fishermen chief, condemned the detention and demanded that the Union authorities instantly communicate to the Sri Lankan authorities and safe their launch. “This is a query of survival and livelihood for our fishers. The governments can’t stay silent spectators. We are searching for a everlasting answer,” he added.

Another fishermen chief, Sagayam, stated that with the Deepavali competition approaching, such an incident had upset the fishing neighborhood. Many ladies and kids had been dissatisfied after studying concerning the detention of their relations. “The governments ought to instantly intervene and convey them again with the trawlers on the earliest,” he appealed.