Eight Tamil Nadu fishermen were arrested on Thursday by the Sri Lankan Navy while they were allegedly fishing near Neduntheevu.
Assistant Director of Fisheries, Pudukottai, Kumaresan said the fishers belonging to Jagadapattinam in Pududottai district were arrested while fishing off Neduntheevu by the Lankan naval men and taken to Kangesanthurai port there. Two boats were also seized, Kumaresan added.
The arrest of Indian fishermen by Sri Lankan Navy has become a flash point in India-Sri Lanka relations.
(PTI)
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