Around 500 boats left Rameswaram jetty on Monday morning, but one boat belonging to Raju did not return on Tuesday morning. It was later revealed that the boat's crew members were apprehended by Sri Lankan navy near Talaimannar.
B Jesuraja, district secretary of the Tamil Nadu Mechanised Boat Fishermen Association, said the boat had developed a snag after its propeller got entangled in a rope.
"We received news that five of crew members were taken by the Sri Lankan navy while one fisherman was left on the boat. They are working on the propeller. We believe that all the fishermen will be released without trial," he said.
Samson, one of the apprehended crew members, was only 13 years old, said U Arulanandam of the Alliance for Release of Innocent Fishermen. He is the second minor to be apprehended by the Sri Lankan navy in the last one week. Maria Rathinam, a 15-year-old boy, was among the 15 fishermen who were arrested by the Lankan navy last week.
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