4 August 2017 09:05 pm
It was reported that these fishermen were apprehended on separate occasions by the Sri Lanka Navy and Coast Guard in the northern seas for illegally venturing into Sri Lankan waters and engaging in bottom trawling, a destructive fishing method.
The Sri Lanka Navy reported that the Indian fishermen were handed over to the Indian Coast Guard Ship Sarang yesterday, at the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) north of Kankasanthurai. (Kalathma Jayawardhane)