NewsTHE Indian coast guard on Monday morning arrested five fishermen from Sri Lanka for allegedly violating the international maritime boundary and poaching Indian marine resources near Kodiyakkarai in the district, the New Indian Express reported. After enquiries were completed mid-sea, the fishermen were taken to the Karaikal private port on the coast guard’s Rani Durgavati vessel in the evening. Ranil, one of the arrested fishermen, was quoted as saying, “We left shore from the Trincomalee harbour on February 28 and due to bad weather, we mistakenly sailed towards Indian territorial waters. “When we accessed the stranded boat, we found five fishermen from Trincomalee in Sri Lanka. The other apprehended fishermen are Dhanushkar, Arun, Madhuranga, Dilan–all from Anchakattai village near Trincomalee in Sri Lanka.

Source: Sunday Times March 13, 2018 04:41 UTC