The Sri Lankan Navy on Monday arrested 35 Indian fisherfolk from Tamil Nadu and seized four trawlers for alleged illegal fishing within the island nation’s territorial waters, PTI reported.

The arrests took place during an overnight operation near the Kankesanthurai area off the northern Jaffna district, Sri Lankan Navy Spokesperson Commander Buddika Sampath said.

According to the Navy, the fisherfolk were apprehended while trespassing into Sri Lankan waters. The arrested persons and their equipment have been handed over to the fisheries inspectorate for investigation and legal action.

This was the second such incident in the past month.

On October 9, the authorities had detained 47 Indian fisherfolk and seized five trawlers near Talaimannar, also in northern Sri Lanka, for sim

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