The issue of Indian fishermen, including 16 of them currently in custody, caught for allegedly violating maritime boundaries, is being taken up with Sri Lankan authorities at the highest level, Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan informed the Lok Sabha on Friday.
On Thursday, the Sri Lankan Navy arrested 16 Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu for the alleged violation of its maritime boundary while they were fishing near Katchatheevu and in the Gulf of Mannar.