Overview
- The Sri Lanka Navy said the fishermen were apprehended in waters off Kankesanthurai, Jaffna, and two trawlers were seized.
- Those detained are to be handed to the Fisheries Inspector of Myliddy in Jaffna for legal proceedings, according to the Navy.
- Local reporting says the crews, operating two mechanised boats, were taken to the Kankesanthurai Naval Camp for questioning.
- The fishermen include men from Karaikal in Puducherry as well as Nagappattinam and Mayiladuthurai in Tamil Nadu, per regional reports.
- The case adds to a longstanding cross‑border fishing dispute in the Palk Strait, with the Navy reporting 346 Indian fishermen and 44 trawlers apprehended in 2025.