The Navy spokesperson Commander Buddika Sampath said the arrests came at the Sri Lankan waters around the northern Jaffna district's Kankesanthurai area

At least 35 Indian fishermen have been arrested and their four trawlers seized by the Sri Lankan Navy allegedly for illegal fishing in an overnight operation that ended early Monday.

The Navy spokesman Commander Buddika Sampath said the arrests came at the Sri Lankan waters around the northern Jaffna district's Kankesanthurai area. Read More

The fishermen, arrested for illegal fishing, and their equipment will be handed over to the fisheries inspectorate in the north for further action, the Navy said.

This is the second such arrest by the Navy within a month.

Earlier on October 9, as many as 47 Indian fishermen were arrested by t

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