14 Indian Fishermen Arrested For Poaching By Sri Lanka Navy

NEW DELHI, 18 November 2022, (TON): An official statement said “Sri Lanka Navy has arrested 14 Indian fishermen and a trawler for allegedly poaching in Sri Lankan waters.”

The Navy said they were arrested off the coast of Vettilaikerni in the northern Jaffna district.

The Navy said "Sri Lanka Navy has stepped up its patrols and operations in Sri Lanka's waters to curb illegal fishing practices of fishing trawlers.”

A report from Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu said that an Indian fisherman, identified as Johnson, sustained injuries to his eye after being allegedly attacked by the Sri Lankan Navy during the operation.

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