Sixteen Indian Fishermen Were Detained In Sri Lankan Waters Last Night

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Sri Lankan Coast Guard officers have detained sixteen Indian Fishermen last night with the assistance of Sri Lanka Navy Officers while they were fishing  in Sri Lankan waters in the sea areas of South Delft Island and North Of Mannar.

Accordingly five of those Indian Fishermen with one fishing trawler were detained while illegally fishing in South Delft Island and eleven fishermen along with two fishing trawlers were detained while fishing in seas of North of Mannar .

The detained fishermen and trawlers were handed over to the Jaffna Fisheries Inspectors and Assistant Fisheries Director in Mannar respectively  for future course of action.