A magistrate at Oorkavalthurai ordered extension of the remand when the fishermen were produced before him, Rameswaram Fishermen Organisation President S Emerit said.
The fishermen, hailing from Rameswaram, Pudukottai and Nagapattinam were arrested by Sri Lankan naval personnel in September, October and November and later lodged in a prison in Jaffna, he said.
The fishermen were produced today before the court at Oorkavalthurai and the Magistrate ordered extension of their remand, he said.
PTI