Sri Lankan Navy had arrested 73 Indian Fishermen at Delft and Talaimannar areas who were violated the International Maritime Boundary Line by illegally fishing in Sri Lankan territorial waters.According to the Navy ,a group of 41 Indian Fishermen were arrested with at Talaimannar and another group of 32 fishermen were arrested with at Delft Area . fifteen trawlers which these fishermen were in have also taken in to the custody .according to the reports the arrested Fishermen were arrived from Rameswaram and Thangachimadam areas in Tamil Nadu.the arrested fishermen were taken to Taliamannar and Kankasnthurai Harbors and handed over to the fisheries authorities for further action Navy sources said.
The latest arrests of Indian Fishermen comes just days after Sri Lankan Navy had released 33 Indian Fishermen under the custody as per the orders given by President Mahinda Rajapaksha,
Meanwhile Both the Indian Government and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha Jayram have criticized the latest arrests of Indian Fishermen by Sri Lankan Navy.
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