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Sri Lankan naval forces detains 3 Indian fishermen with boat seized

Pudukottai, Tamilnadu Jun 16 (UNI) Continuing its assault on the Indian fishermen, the Srilankan naval forces today detained three more along with a mechanised fishing trawler accusing them of violating the maritime boundary of the Island nation
This is the fifth incident of detention of Indian fishermen by Sri Lankan maritime forces, after the new fishing season begins on May 30. With today’s arrest, the total number of Indian fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan navy rises to 24.
State fisheries department officials said the fishermen, hailing from Kottaipattinam coastal hamlet in Pudukottai district were arrested, when they were poaching near the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL).
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