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Steps are being taken to produce the six fishermen before the Sri Lankan court and remand them in judicial custody.

The Sri Lankan Navy confirmed that the arrested fishermen and the boat are being taken to the naval camp in Mannar for further legal proceedings.

The fishermen were taken into custody along with their mechanised boat while fishing near Kodiyakarai on April 10.

Fishermen associations in Rameswaram have condemned the arrests and urged the Union government to intervene for the immediate release of both the fishermen and their boats.

The arrested fishermen have been handed over to the fisheries authorities in Kilinochchi.

The arrested fishermen and their boat were later taken to the Talaimannar naval camp for further proceedings.