The Forest personnel of Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary on Saturday night intercepted two fishing trawlers and arrested eight fishermen for illegally catching fish at the prohibited zone, informed sanctuary Ranger Subrat Kumar Patra.
According to Patra, while the sea patrolling was carried out on Saturday night, the two fishing trawlers were found catching fish illegally near Pentha. They were chased and all the eight fishermen in the trawlers were arrested. They were identified as Bauribandhu Samal and Ramesh Samal of Sanagaon under Marsaghai police limits, Pramod Pradhan of Haladia under Marshagahi police station limits, Manoj Mallick of Srijanga in Baleswar, Arun Barik, Saroj Barik, Jagabandhu Mallick and Balaram Mallick of Bhadrak. They were produced in a local court of Rajnagar. The court remanded them in jail custody after turning down their bail pleas.