Colombo, Nov 29 (PTI) The Sri Lankan Navy has arrested 24 Indian fishermen and seized their five trawlers for allegedly poaching in the country’s territorial waters, an official statement said on Tuesday.
The fishermen were arrested on Monday evening in a joint operation by the Navy and the Sri Lanka Coast Guard off the coast of Karainagar in the northern Jaffna peninsula, the statement said.
They were later brought to the Kankesanthurai harbour and handed over to the fishing inspectorate for further action, the Navy added.
