As many as 47 Indian fishermen were arrested and their five trawlers were seized on Thursday in Talaimannar in northern Sri Lanka for allegedly being involved in illegal fishing in the island nation’s waters, the Navy in Colombo said.

The arrests were made during coordinated patrols conducted in the Mannar and Delft sea areas. Also Read | Sri Lanka apprehends 7 Indian fishermen for allegedly crossing maritime border

The Naval command operation to arrest them began late last night and lasted until the early hours of Thursday, Navy spokesman Commander Buddika Sampath told PTI .

The fishermen issue remains a contentious one in the India-Sri Lanka bilateral ties, with Lankan Navy personnel even firing at Indian fishermen in the Palk Strait and seizing their boats in several alleged

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