A court in Sri Lanka today extended till March 24 the remand of 12 fishermen, arrested off Katchatheevu islet last month by the island nation's naval personnel.
They were arrested by Sri Lankan naval personnel on February 14 while fishing near Katchatheevu. They were later lodged in a prison at Vavuniya, Rameswaram Fishermen's organisation president P Sesuraja said.
All of them were produced today before a court in Mannar, which extended their remand till March 24, he said.
