This Article is From Mar 10, 2016

Remand Of 12 Fishermen Extended By Sri Lankan Court To March 24

Remand Of 12 Fishermen Extended By Sri Lankan Court To March 24

All the Indian fishermen were produced today before a Sri Lankan court in Mannar, which extended their remand till March 24.

Rameswaram: A court in Sri Lanka today extended till March 24 the remand of 12 fishermen, arrested off Katchatheevu islet last month by the island nation's naval personnel.

They were arrested by Sri Lankan naval personnel on February 14 while fishing near Katchatheevu. They were later lodged in a prison at Vavuniya, Rameswaram Fishermen's organisation president P Sesuraja said.

All of them were produced today before a court in Mannar, which extended their remand till March 24, he said.

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