Fifteen fishermen from Karaikal in Puducherry and Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu, were arrested early on Friday, March 15, 2024, by the Sri Lankan Navy. Their boat was also seized.
Twelve of the arrested fishers are from Karaikal, while the other three are from Nagapattinam. The fishermen had ventured into the sea from the Karaikal Fishing Harbour together, on a boat on Thursday, March 14. As they were fishing, they were intercepted mid-sea and arrested by Sri Lankan Naval personnel for trespassing into the island nation’s waters.
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