Sri Lankan Navy arrests 8 Indian fishermen for alleged poaching

COLOMBO: The Sri Lankan Navy on Sunday said it has arrested eight Indian fishermen for allegedly fishing in the island nation’s territorial waters and seized two fishing trawlers.

The arrests took place on Saturday night “during a special operation conducted in the sea area north of Mannar”, it said in a press statement.

With this arrest, so far this year 18 Indian fishermen have been arrested and three trawlers confiscated, the statement said. PTI