TN fishermen remanded in Sri Lanka

RAMESWARAM (TN):A court in Sri Lanka has remanded to 14 days judicial custody four Tamil Nadu fishermen, who swam to the island nation after their mechanised boat capsized midsea off this coastal town on June 1, a top fisheries welfare association official said here today.Speaking to reporters, U Arulanandam, president of Alliance for Release of Innocent Fishermen (ARIF) said the four swam to Naina Island off Sri Lanka after their boat sank and were later questioned by police officers at Oorkavalthurai town.They were produced before a Judicial Magistrate Court in the town today and remanded to judicial custody till June 17, he said, adding they were later taken to a prison at Yalpanam town.