December 30, 2025 05:36 pm (IST)
Sri Lanka arrests 23 Indian fishermen
Colombo, Mar 13 (IBNS): Sri Lanka have arrested 23 Indian fishermen who were poaching in the seas off Mannar, media reports said on Sunday.
They have been handed over to the police.
The Indian fishermen are between the ages of 15 and 56, the police was quoted as saying by Colombo Gazette.
They will be later produced before the Mannar Magistrate.
Image: Wikimedia Commons
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