Sri Lankan navy arrests 18 more fishermen

December 30, 2013 13:47

Sri Lankan Navy today arrested 18 Indian fishermen while fishing between Katchativu and Dhanushkodi.

The fishermen from Pamban near Rameswaram were arrested along with their three country boats for allegedly fishing in that country's territorial water, sources said.

The arrests had come as a shock to the fishermen's association members here especially after assurance from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to the fishermen's representatives on December 28 that steps would be taken to release the 200 fishermen lodged in Lankan prisons.

The navy had yesterday arrested 22 fishermen from Jagadapattinam and remanded to judicial custody.

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