Seventeen Indian fishermen were detained by the Sri Lankan Navy on Saturday night, in the latest round of arrests.
The men, were reportedly arrested in the Palk Strait along with the seizure of three boats. See here, here and here.
According to the Alliance for Release of Innocent Fishermen, the men were handed over to the fisheries department in Talaimannar where they are undergoing medical checks and are likely to be produced before a magistrate on Sunday.
The on-going arrest of Tamil Nadu fishermen by the Sri Lankan security forces has been severely condemned by the state's chief minister, Jayalalithaa.
Earlier this week, in yet another letter to the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding this issue, she called on Mr Modi to secure the release of 64 fishermen currently in Sri Lankan custody.
See related articles:
Jaya urges Modi to secure release of 64 fishermen arrest by SL navy (25 Jun 2014)
Jayalalithaa slams renewed fishermen arrests by Sri Lanka (19 Jun 2014)
India committed to 'permanent solution' over fishermen arrests (16 June 2014)
Sri Lanka releases fishermen as Jaya calls for 'strong response' (09 June 2014)
Sri Lankan Navy arrests dozens of Indian fishermen (08 June 2014)
Sri Lanka releases Tamil Nadu fishermen amidst condemnation form Jayalalithaa (05 June 2014)
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