3 weeks ago
Sri Lankan Court Remands Rescued Rameswaram Fishermen Until August 21
Some fishermen from a town called Rameswaram in India were out fishing in the sea.
Their boat got stuck near an island in Sri Lanka because the wind was very strong.
The Sri Lankan navy came and helped them get to safety.
Then the fishermen were taken to a court called the Kaytsara court.
A judge named Aneepa Rajeev heard their case.
The judge said the fishermen must stay in Sri Lanka until August 21.
This is called being remanded.
There were eleven fishermen in the group.
This year Sri Lanka has also stopped many other fishing boats, taking 22 boats and 214 fishermen so far.
Eleven fishermen from Rameswaram were remanded till August 21 by a court in Sri Lanka.
Their fishing boat ran aground on the Nedutheevu coast due to strong winds.
The Sri Lankan navy rescued the fishermen and produced them before the Kaytsara court.
Kaytsara magistrate Aneepa Rajeev ordered the 11 fishermen to be remanded till August 21.
Sri Lanka has arrested 22 boats and 214 fishermen so far this year.
- Who
- Eleven fishermen from Rameswaram, the Sri Lankan navy, and Kaytsara magistrate Aneepa Rajeev.
- What
- The rescued fishermen were remanded till August 21 after their boat ran aground.
- Where
- On the Nedutheevu coast and at the Kaytsara court in Sri Lanka.
- When
- The boat ran aground on a Thursday and the fishermen were produced before the court the following Friday.
- Why
- The boat ran aground due to strong winds, and the magistrate ordered the fishermen remanded till August 21.
Key facts
- Fishermen remanded
- 11
- Remand until
- August 21
- Incident location
- Nedutheevu coast
- Court
- Kaytsara court
- Magistrate
- Aneepa Rajeev
- Cause of grounding
- Strong winds
- Boats arrested by Sri Lanka this year
- 22
- Fishermen arrested by Sri Lanka this year
- 214




