The 27 fishermen, who weretaken into custody by the Sri Lankan Navy recently and laterreleased by a court, arrived here today.
A court at Trincomalee had on Wednesday ordered theirrelease and their four boats seized by the Lankan Navy.
The fishermen, who belonged to Karaikal and Nagapattinam,were arrested on December 23 when they were fishing reportedlyin the Lankan martime area.
Navy spokesman Kosala Warnakulasuriya had said on December24 that the Indians were arrested for "poaching inside SriLanka international maritime border limits off the easterncoast".
The fishermen and their four boats were handed over to theIndian coast guard at the international maritime boundary lineby the Lankan Navy yesterday. They were brought in a ship toMandapam by the coast guard and handed over to their relativesthis morning, U.Arulanandam, Pamban Fishermen Associationpresident said.