Today;over 3,000 fishermen from this island were forced to go back without catch after Sri Lankan Naval personnel broke the fishing nets of 50 mechanized boats near Katchatheevu.

According to the P Sesuraja said that, “fishermen had put out to sea in 536 mechanised boats and were fishing near Katchatheevu in the Palk Strait when Sri Lankan Naval men rounded up nearly 50 boats”

P Sesuraja, is the Rameswaram Fishermen Association President,who further added, “the Lankan Naval personnel cut the fishing nets of 50 boats and asked all the fishermen to go back late last night”

They also warned them against fishing near Katchatheevu, following which all of them returned to the shores this morning, he said.