Sri Lanka Navy arrests 12 Indian fishermen for alleged illegal fishing

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The Sri Lankan Navy on Sunday arrested 12 Indian fishermen and seized their trawler for allegedly poaching in its territorial waters, according to an official statement.

The fishermen were arrested, and their trawler was seized off the coast of Point Pedro, Jaffna, in the northern province, the Sri Lanka Navy said in a press release.

With the latest arrest, the number of Indian nationals apprehended this year by the island nation in such incidents has risen to 462.