Chennai: 12 Sri Lankan fishermen have been arrested and two of their boats have been seized by the Indian Coast Guard for allegedly fishing in the Indian waters of Bay of Bengal.
The fishermen were arrested and the boats - Dusantha and Maragala - seized for fishing in Indian waters without permission at about 105 nautical miles north east of Chennai yesterday, a Coast Guard release in Chennai said today.
The crew and the boats were handed over to the Chennai Harbour police.
Coast Guard has apprehended 21 Sri Lankan fishing boats along with 105 crew this year so far, the release said.
The fishermen were arrested and the boats - Dusantha and Maragala - seized for fishing in Indian waters without permission at about 105 nautical miles north east of Chennai yesterday, a Coast Guard release in Chennai said today.
The crew and the boats were handed over to the Chennai Harbour police.
Coast Guard has apprehended 21 Sri Lankan fishing boats along with 105 crew this year so far, the release said.
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