More Indian fishermen arrested

26 Aug, 2013

Thirty five Tamil Nadu fishermen were arrested and four boats seized by Sri Lankan Navy on Monday while they were fishing between Talaimannar and?Dhanushkodi?in the Palk Strait, the Press Trust of India reported.
The Sri Lankan Navy arrested the fishermen for allegedly violating the International Maritime Boundary line, the sources said. The fishermen had been lodged in an army camp at?Talaimannar?in Sri Lanka, the sources said.
As many as 106 fishermen from?Rameswaram, Nagapattinam and Karaikal are in Sri Lankan prison for more than a month on charges of crossing the IMBL and fishing in the island nation’s territory.

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