As many as 227 fishermen from Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu were today detained by Sri Lankan Navy personnel when they were fishing in the Palk Strait but later released, fisheries officials said.
The fishermen were taken to Jaffna but they were released after the Indian government held talks with the Lankan government, Pushparaj, Assistant Director of Fisheries, Nagapattinam, told PTI.
Officials said the fishermen would reach India either tonight or tomorrow.
Pushparaj said they could have been arrested for not having a proper fishing token issued by the department and for crossing the International Maritime Boundary line.
