Twelve Tamil Nadu fishermen were arrested by members of the Sri Lankan Navy on Thursday for allegedly crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line, a senior Fisheries Department official announced.
The group were fishing near Katchatheevu, an islet ceded to Sri Lanka in 1974, assistant director of the Fisheries Department Gopinath said.
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Their two boats were confiscated, and the fishermen moved to Talaimannar, he added.
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