PTI
COLOMBO: (Jul 22) Four Indian fishermen were apprehended and their boat was seized by the Sri Lankan Navy for allegedly fishing in the island nation’s territorial waters near Mannar, officials said.
According to a statement issued by the Sri Lankan Navy on Tuesday, the North Central Naval Command spotted multiple Indian fishing boats trespassing into Sri Lankan waters on Monday. Patrol vessels were deployed to drive them away, during which one Indian boat was intercepted and four fishermen were taken into custody, it said.
The vessel and the detained fishermen were later brought to the Talaimannar Pier and handed over to the Fisheries Inspector of Mannar for further legal action.
