Colombo/New Delhi, July 14 -- Sri Lanka Navy has seized 24 Indian fishing boats and arrested 181 fishermen for allegedly fishing in Sri Lankan waters so far this year, the navy said in a statement today.
This includes the seizure of an Indian fishing boat and seven Indian fishermen during an operation yesterday, the navy said in a statement.
They were arrested off the Delft Island, Jaffna, in Sri Lanka's Northern province. The navy said the seized boat and the fishermen were handed over to the fisheries officials for further legal proceedings.
The report comes as seven additional fishermen from Rameshwaram were detained by Colombo.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has urged New Delhi to act upon this immediately, as the ce...