13 Indian fishermen arrested for poaching in SL waters

2 March 2017 01:10 pm

The Navy today arrested 13 Indian fishermen along with two fishing boats on charges of violating the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) in the seas off Delft Island.

The arrested fishermen, nine hailed from Nagapattinam district and four fishermen from Rameswaram in Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu were handed over to the Jaffna fisheries officials for onward legal action.