SL Navy arrests eleven Indian fishermen

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Updated At : 12:13 PM Feb 17, 2020 IST

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Colombo, February 16

The Sri Lankan Navy has arrested at least 11 India fishermen for allegedly poaching in the country’s territorial waters. The fishermen were arrested from the northern coast of the Alanathivu island on Saturday and their three trawlers were taken under the Navy’s charge, a senior Sri Lankan Navy official said.

Meanwhile, the Sri Lankan Navy detained three Indian nationals, including a seven-year-old girl, while they were allegedly attempting to illegally migrate to Sri Lanka on a dinghy. The dinghy was seen in the sea area north of Talaimannar by a naval craft patrolling the area, Navy officials said, adding three Indians and two Sri Lankans were arrested. — PTI

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