22 Indian fishermen arrested

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22 Indian fishermen were taken into custody by the Sri Lanka Navy along with six trawlers for illegally poaching in Sri Lankan waters in the Northern seas last night, the Navy said.

Navy spokesman Commander Kosala Warnakulasuriya said they had crossed into Sri Lankan waters despite having GPS facility in their trawlers.

The arrested fishermen were brought to the KKS harbour and are to be handed over to the fisheries authorities for legal action.(DS)

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MATHU Sunday, 29 December 2013 06:31 AM

They will have to prosecute for illegally poaching our water and also using the nets banned by Srilanka. No concertinos will be allowed. If not they will out numbered our fishermen by thousands.

ANTON Sunday, 29 December 2013 06:57 AM

TN FISHERMEN ARE ALSO LIKE THEIR CHIEF MINISTERS

ANTON Sunday, 29 December 2013 07:03 AM

WHY DON'T THESE FOOLS ENTER PAKISTAN WATERS. THEY KNOW THAT THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO COME BACK ALIVE

Governr E Sunday, 29 December 2013 08:12 AM

We see bad movements between the countries, I feel some culprit is trying to force unrest between India and Sri lanka..

meranchi Sunday, 29 December 2013 09:59 AM

governr E i agree his comments it is exactly true......i

siva Sunday, 29 December 2013 01:25 PM

leaders of both countries are foolish, that is why such a simple matter could not solve amicably and legally,India look like demanding a revenge.by the way they loose srilankan market to China and friendly feelings of citizens both sinhala and tamils (due to fish plunder tamils loose most)

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