TRICHY: Sri Lankan navy arrested 12 Tamil Nadu fishermen and seized their trawler on prices of poaching in Sri Lankan territorial waters off Paruthithurai (Level Pedro) in Jaffna district on Sunday.
The fishermen, who had got down to sea from Akkaraipettai in Tamil Nadu’s Nagapattinam district early on Saturday, have been taken to Sri Lanka’s Kankesanthurai harbour and handed over to Mailadi fisheries inspector for authorized proceedings, Coastal Safety Group stated.
To this point in 2024, Lankan navy has seized 62 Indian fishing boats and arrested 462 fishermen. This consists of 16 fishermen from Rameswaram arrested 4 days in the past.
