At least 12 Indian fishermen were arrested and their two trawlers seized by Sri Lankan Navy in the early hours of on Wednesday for allegedly poaching in the country's territorial waters, a day after seven others were detained on similar charges.The fishermen, all hailing from Tamil Nadu, were arrested south of Talaimannar in the north.
They have been handed over to the fishing inspectorate in Mannar and their two trawlers have also been seized, the Navy said. Indian fisheries department officials said three groups of fishermen from Pamban near Rameswaram were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy personnel for fishing off Talaimannar and were detained at the police station there.