34 Indian fishermen arrested in Lankan waters

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Sri Lanka Navy and Sri Lanka Coast Guard on routine patrol arrested 34 Indian fishermen and seven Indian trawlers engaged in illegal fishing in the northern seas of Sri Lanka last night, the Navy said.

Navy spokesman Commander Indika De Silva said the fishermen and the trawlers were arrested in three separate incidents in Talaimannar, Delft and Kankasanthurai last night.

He said the arrested fishermen along with the trawlers would be brought to Kankasanthurai and Talaimannar and handed over to the officials of the Department of Fisheries for legal action.

The Indian media reported the fishermen are from Ramanathapuram and Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu.

According to the reports a delegation of AIADMK lawmakers met Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj yesterday and demanded the Centre's immediate intervention over the frequent arrest of Tamil Nadu fishermen.(DS)

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johan Tuesday, 27 October 2015 01:11 PM

Always tit for tat, no solution

Abdul Tuesday, 27 October 2015 02:42 PM

why india is not taking action against this ? why are they allowing their fishermen to enter sri lankan territory illegally ?

Realist Wednesday, 28 October 2015 04:36 AM

Because they do not give a stuff about SL. Keep up the good work SL Navy. Hopefully Tamil Nadu will get the message one day.

shaado25 Wednesday, 28 October 2015 11:54 AM

At least for a change Arrest Maldivian Fisherman for once!

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