(UTV|COLOMBO) – Sri Lankan Navy arrested 4 Indian fishermen when they were fishing on the high seas in the Palk Bay on Wednesday (26) on a charge of trespassing into the territorial waters of the island nation.
The fishermen – Selvaraj, Nambuvel, Selvarasu, and Balakrishnan – who set out for fishing from Rameswaram fishing jetty in the morning were reportedly arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy after they allegedly crossed the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL). The Navy also confiscated their boat, The Hindu reported.
Indian Fisheries Department Officials said that they were orally informed about the arrest and had not received any official communication.
This was the first arrest in the new fishing season that began on 15 April after the end of the 61-day fishing ban period. In the first few days, the Indian fishermen avoided getting closer to the IMBL as they were getting good catch in the Indian waters.
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