Lanka Navy arrests 17 Indian fishermen

At least 17 Indian fishermen were arrested on Thursday by Sri Lankan Navy for allegedly poaching in the country's territorial waters.

The Navy seized two trawlers and arrested the fishermen at around 2 pm (local time) in east of Jaffna's Nagarkovil coast. The two steel hull trawlers were carrying eight and nine fishermen respectively, the Navy said. Meanwhile, a report from Rameshwaram in Tamil Nadu said that four fishermen were arrested by Sri Lankan navy for allegedly fishing in their territorial waters this morning.