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Fisheries department sources said around 398 mechanised fishing boats had ventured into the sea from the Rameswaram fishing harbour on Saturday.

The fishermen were arrested for allegedly crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line into Sri Lankan waters south of Delft Island in Jaffna, the Navy said.

Nine Tamil Nadu fishermen from Rameswaram, Pamban, Thangachimadam and Virudhunagar were arrested, officials said.

The incident occurred around 3 am on Thursday when the boat, which was fishing close to the shore near Neduntheevu, ran aground and sustained damage.

Fishermen associations in Rameswaram condemned the arrests and urged the Union Government to intervene immediately to secure their release along with the boat.

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