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Sri Lankan Navy arrests 11 Indian fishermen

Trincomalee, SRI LANKA: Sri Lankan navy boat patrols nears the naval base in Trincomalee, 07 August 2006. Sri Lankan troops launched fresh artillery attacks against Tamil rebel positions, a day after the guerrillas warned that shelling could lead to all-out war, military officials said. AFP PHOTO/Lakruwan WANNIARACHCHI. (Photo credit should read LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI/AFP via Getty Images)

By: ManjuChandran

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.
“The fishermen and their trawlers would be handed over to the Jaffna, fisheries directorate through the coastal conservation department,” the official said.
Navy said that over the months the number of Indian fishing boats poaching in the Sri Lankan waters have reduced due to continuous surveillance.

(PTI)

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