12 more Indian fishermen arrested in SL waters

21 December 2016 10:33 am Views - 2890

Sri Lanka Navy today assisted the Sri Lanka Coast Guard to arrest 12 Indian fishermen along with 2 Indian fishing trawlers, poaching in Sri Lankan waters in the seas off Thalaimannar.

Navy said the arrested fishermen and trawlers were handed over to the Department of Fisheries, Mannar for onward action.

The arrest comes a day after Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam asked the Centre to send a "firm message" to the island nation over continued apprehension of the state's fishermen.

On Tuesday, seven Indian fishermen from were also arrested for poaching in Sri Lankan waters.